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| Issuer | Western Satraps (Indo-Scythian Kingdom) |
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| Year | 100-300 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Brahmi |
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| Mintage | ND (100-300) |
| Additional information |
The Western Satraps — Iranian-descended rulers who controlled much of Gujarat and Malwa for roughly three centuries — issued anonymous billon squares as a fractional currency running parallel to their better-documented silver drachms. These pieces circulated without royal attribution, likely serving regional or small-transaction functions where the prestige of a named ruler was irrelevant to the exchange.
Pieper 838 is a recognized reference point, but the series remains poorly die-studied relative to the named coinage.