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Æ Unit - Ancient Vidarbha Post-Mauryan

Issuer Adam-Vidarbha region
Year 250 BC - 200 BC
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Weight 2.43 g
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Obverse description Five punch-marked symbols applied to the flat, irregularly square flan: a solar symbol, a six-armed geometric device, a stylized tree, a taurine symbol, and a swastika enclosed within a rectangular box, accompanied by a triangle-headed standard. The punches are distributed across the field in the typical post-Mauryan regional tradition, each applied individually with a separate die. The surface is granular and shows the characteristic texture of a cast-and-hammered billon flan. No legend or inscription is present.
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Reverse description The reverse displays two counter-stamped symbols characteristic of the Vidarbha regional coinage: a triskelis motif — a three-legged rotary device — struck to the right of the field within a circular incuse, and a damaru (hourglass drum) or dumbbell-shaped symbol to the left within a rectilinear incuse punch. Both devices are applied with individually cut punches and are rendered in low relief against the plain, undecorated flan. No legend or inscription is present.
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