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Ikshvaku Dynastie
| Issuer | Ikshvaku dynasty |
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| Year | 227-306 |
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| Diameter | 14 mm |
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| Obverse description | Elephant advancing to the left, rendered in low relief in a bold, schematic style characteristic of early South Indian dynastic coinage. The animal's body is depicted in profile with minimal detailing, occupying the central field of the irregularly shaped flan. No legends or inscriptions are present. The overall fabric reflects the crude casting technique typical of Ikshvaku lead issues. |
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| Edge | Rough |
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The Ikshvakus ruled the Krishna-Guntur region of the Deccan following the decline of Satavahana power, making their coinage some of the earliest indigenous issues from that corridor. Lead was the dominant struck metal across much of peninsular India during this period — silver was scarce regionally, and these small lead pieces functioned as genuine transactional currency rather than prestige issues. The dynasty is known archaeologically almost entirely through the Buddhist monuments at Nagarjunakonda, which their queens and princes funded extensively while the kings themselves favored Brahmanical rites.