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CU Didrachm - Koziya Facing left
| Issuer | Paratarajas dynasty (Indo-Parthian Kingdom) |
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| Year | 230-270 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | King Koziya depicted standing in full figure, facing left, dressed in local royal attire and holding a long scepter or staff in his raised hand. The figure exhibits a frontal, somewhat stylized rendering characteristic of Indo-Parthian copper coinage of the Paratarajas dynasty. A Brahmi legend encircles or flanks the royal effigy, identifying the issuing king. The fabric is irregular and the strike somewhat flat, consistent with hand-hammered provincial coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Central field occupied by a swastika symbol positioned to the right, rendered in the angular style common to Paratarajas dynastic coinage. Brahmi legends are disposed around the central device, likely containing royal epithets or dynastic titles. The overall design is characteristic of the auspicious iconography employed on copper issues of the Indo-Parthian Paratarajas series. The strike is irregular and the flan shows typical casting or hammering irregularities of the period. |
| Reverse script | Brahmi |
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