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Potin Units - Rudrasimha I
| Issuer | Western Satraps (Indo-Scythian Kingdom) |
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| Year | 178-197 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Zebu bull standing to right occupying the central field, rendered in a schematic and increasingly degenerate style characteristic of late Western Satrap potin issues. A corrupted Greek marginal legend encircles the design, largely illegible due to the progressive degradation of the die engraving tradition. The regnal date in Saka Era notation (here 117 SE) appears in the upper field above the bull. The overall execution reflects the crude workmanship typical of these low-denomination base-metal issues. |
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| Obverse script | Greek/Brahmi |
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| Reverse description | Schematic three-arched hill symbol occupies the upper central field, flanked by a solar disc to the right and a crescent symbol to the left, forming the standard reverse type of Western Satrap potin units. A Brahmi legend surrounds the design in the field, recording the royal titulature of the issuing ruler. The execution is crude and characteristic of hammered base-metal coinage, with the symbols rendered in a simplified, formulaic manner consistent with the broader series. |
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