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2 Karshapana - King Chutukulananda Ananda Dynasty
| Issuer | Ananda dynasty |
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| Year | 30 BC - 70 AD |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Brahmi |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Ananda dynasty ruled in the Vidarbha region of the Deccan, a territory that sat at the intersection of northern and southern Indian trade networks during the early centuries of the common era. Lead coinage of this type was not a sign of poverty in the monetary system — lead was deliberately chosen for regional low-denomination exchange where silver punch-marked or copper imperial issues were too valuable for everyday transactions. Chutukulananda remains poorly documented in literary sources, known almost entirely through his coins.