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Chalkous Indo-Scythian Kingdom
| Issuer | Indo-Scythian Kingdom |
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| Year | 150-165 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse script | Kharoshthi |
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| Reverse description | A large swastika occupying the central field, rendered in bold relief with angular arms terminating in right-angled hooks, serving as an auspicious solar and religious symbol of Indo-Scythian coinage. The swastika is surrounded by a circular Kharoshthi legend distributed around the periphery of the flan, with individual akshara characters clearly visible despite the irregular hammered edge. The design follows a well-established reverse type associated with Indo-Scythian dynastic issues of this period. |
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The Indo-Scythian kingdom occupied an awkward administrative position during this period, nominally subordinate to the Kushans yet still issuing its own coinage across the Sindh and western Punjab regions. Small silver fractions like this one served local exchange where Kushan coppers were either scarce or distrusted. The overlap in circulating types from rival issuing authorities makes precise attribution of undocumented specimens genuinely difficult — die studies remain the primary tool.