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Æ Unit - Taxila
| Issuer | Taxila, City of |
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| Year | 185 BC - 160 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A chaitya (stupa) depicted in schematic form, flanked by a torana (gateway) with characteristic crossbars, rendered in a bold, deeply incuse style typical of early Indian punch-marked and cast coinage. The design occupies the central field of the flan, with no encircling legend. The imagery is executed in the characteristic schematic idiom of the Taxilan civic coinage of the post-Mauryan period. |
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| Reverse description | A chaitya (stupa) and torana (gateway) motif mirroring the obverse type, presented in a similarly schematic and abbreviated form within the plain field. The reverse design is consistent with the civic iconographic tradition of Taxila, employing the same Buddhist architectural symbols to denote civic or religious identity. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (185 BC - 160 BC) |
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