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Æ Unit - Nahapana
| Issuer | Western Satraps (Indo-Scythian Kingdom) |
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| Year | 50-100 |
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| Value | 1 Unit |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing a arrow symbol and a thunderbolt, both rendered in the characteristic punch-marked tradition of early Indian coinage. Surrounding the central devices, a Brahmi legend in the field reads rajno ksatrapasa Nahapanasa, identifying the issuer as the Kshatrapa (Satrap) ruler Nahapana. The flan is irregular and shows the characteristic surface texture of a hammered copper issue. |
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| Reverse description | A railed tree (depicting a sacred Bodhi or similar tree within a vedika railing), prominently rendered in the center of the flan in the ancient Indian punch-marked style. A swastika symbol, an auspicious emblem widely employed in early Indian numismatic iconography, appears to the right of the tree. The flan is irregular in outline, consistent with the hand-struck copper coinage of the Western Satraps period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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