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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 | A thunderbolt symbol is depicted upright above a rightward-facing elephant in the central field, with an arrow placed in front of the elephant. A Brahmi legend encircles the design, reading rajno ksatrapasa Nahapanasa, identifying the issuer as the Kshatrapa (Satrap) king Nahapana. The devices are rendered in the characteristic flat, schematic style typical of early Western Satrap copper coinage. The flan is irregularly square and shows the rough surface texture consistent with hand-struck hammered production. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a railed tree (Bodhi tree or sacred tree within a railing), a common auspicious Buddhist and Hindu motif found on early Indian copper coinage. The tree rises centrally from a railed enclosure, its branches spreading symmetrically, rendered in a schematic style consistent with the broader tradition of punch-marked and early cast or hammered copper issues of northwestern India. Small circular or crescentic subsidiary symbols appear flanking the tree in the field. The overall design occupies most of the irregular square flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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