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Æ Unit
| Issuer | Kausambi, City of |
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| Year | 201 BC - 101 BC |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a large spoked wheel (dharma chakra or sun-wheel) centrally positioned within the field, its rim and spokes clearly delineated. The wheel is surrounded by a Brahmi legend reading 'Kosabiya,' identifying the issuing city of Kausambi. Triangular or pellet motifs appear in the corners of the square flan, serving as decorative border elements. The overall design reflects the civic pride and Buddhist or early Brahmanical iconographic vocabulary common to second-century BC Gangetic city issues. |
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| Reverse lettering | Kosabiya |
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Kausambi, situated at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, was one of the most commercially active urban centers of the Vatsa janapada and later a Mauryan provincial hub. Local copper coinage of this type circulated within a regional economy that operated largely independently of the imperial punch-marked silver series, filling demand for small-denomination exchange at the bazaar level.