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Double AE Unit - Saurashtra Peninsula
| Issuer | Saurashtra Peninsula (Western India) |
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| Year | 100 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | A stylized frog depicted in high relief, shown from above in a spread-eagle posture with all four limbs fully extended, occupying the majority of the roughly square, irregular flan. The creature's body is rendered in a bold, schematic manner characteristic of early Western Indian coinage, with the head raised and the splayed digits of each foot clearly articulated. The flat, granular field surrounding the device shows natural surface porosity consistent with cast or hammered copper production. No legend or subsidiary symbols are present. |
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| Reverse description | A standing male figure rendered in schematic relief, depicted frontally with arms outstretched and holding a long staff or spear in the right hand, the implement extending diagonally across the field. To the left of the figure, a small subsidiary symbol — possibly a tree or standard — is visible near the upper left margin. Along the lower and right border, a series of cursory punch marks or Brahmi-derived symbols appear in low relief, likely indicating regional or issuing authority. The field is otherwise plain, and the flan edges retain their characteristic irregular hammered profile. |
| Reverse script | Brahmi |
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