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Kakini - Bhimanaga
| Issuer | Naga dynasty of Narwar (Malwa Plateau) |
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| Year | 200 |
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| Currency | Kakini (200-340) |
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| Obverse description | Stylized peacock depicted in left-facing profile, rendered in a schematic and highly abbreviated artistic manner characteristic of early Indian copper coinage. The bird's body is represented by broad, flat relief lines suggesting the form of the torso and tail, with minimal detail in the feathering. The design occupies the upper portion of the flan, with a horizontal dividing line separating the zoomorphic device from the Brahmi legend below. The crude but intentional rendering reflects the regional workshop tradition of the Naga dynasty. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a two-line Brahmi legend arranged horizontally across the field, separated by a double incised line. The inscription is boldly struck in raised relief against a flat, unadorned field, with individual Brahmi akshara characters clearly legible despite the irregular flan. The epigraphic style is consistent with early Brahmi script as used by the Naga rulers of the Malwa Plateau in the third to fourth centuries CE. The field is otherwise plain, with no additional symbols or decorative devices. |
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| Reverse lettering | maharaja bhimanaga (Translation: Great King Bhima Naga) |
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