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Karshapana Ancient Central Malwa
| Issuer | Vidisha, City of |
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| Year | 200 BC - 150 BC |
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| Value | 1 Karshapana |
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| Obverse description | Three punchmarked symbols applied to the flat, irregularly square flan: the Ujjain symbol (a cross with four circles at the terminals), a tree-in-railing motif, and a triangle-headed standard. The punches are impressed into the copper surface in the characteristic Central Malwa tradition, each symbol occupying a distinct zone of the field. The overall surface exhibits the rough, granular texture typical of cast copper punchmarked coinage of the early historical period in central India. |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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| Mintage | ND (200 BC - 150 BC) |
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