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Æ unit - Sivamagha I
| Issuer | Magha dynasty |
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| Year | 220-225 |
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| Reference(s) | ACR#1001 |
| Obverse description | Zebu bull (humped bull) depicted in right profile, rendered in low relief in the characteristic early Indian cast bronze style. The animal's prominent hump is clearly delineated, with the body shown in a standing pose occupying the central field. The flan is irregular and shows typical casting characteristics of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Central device comprising a railed tree symbol flanked by a three-arched hill (taurine symbol), both rendered as sacred Buddhist or Jainist iconographic motifs typical of early Indian coinage. Below the main device, a Brahmi legend partially reading '(si)vamagha', identifying the issuing ruler. A ladder-like symbol appears beneath the legend, serving as an additional dynastic or workshop mark. The entire design is struck on an irregular flan in the prevailing cast tradition of the Magha dynasty. |
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| Reverse lettering | sivamagha |
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