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1/4 Karshapana - Sunga Dynasty
| Issuer | Shunga Empire |
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| Year | 185 BC - 73 BC |
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| Currency | Karshapana (185 BC to 73 BC) |
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| Obverse description | Elephant facing left in profile, rendered in a bold and archaic style characteristic of early Indian coinage. The animal is depicted with four legs visible and a raised trunk, occupying the majority of the coin's field. The surface shows the typical irregular flan and crude fabric associated with Shunga-period cast copper coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Chaitya symbol depicted as a three-arched hill or toran motif with a crescent above the central arch, a standard Buddhist religious emblem widely employed on Shunga dynastic coinage. The design is rendered in low relief with a schematic, geometric treatment typical of the period. The symbol fills the central field of the irregular flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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