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1⁄16 Karshapana
| Issuer | Mauryan Empire |
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| Technique | Punch-marked |
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| Obverse description | Irregular square copper flan bearing one or more punch-marked devices applied in the characteristic Mauryan tradition. The surface is heavily encrusted with green and brown patina consistent with prolonged burial, obscuring precise iconographic detail. Punch-marked symbols typical of this denomination — which may include a sun motif, geometric forms, or other imperial devices — were impressed onto the flan prior to circulation. No inscriptions or legends are present, as was standard for Mauryan punch-marked coinage. The flan edges are uneven, reflecting the hand-cut and punch-marked production technique of the period. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a nearly flat, unworked copper surface exhibiting the characteristic rough texture of a punch-marked flan, covered with extensive green cuprite and malachite patina resulting from long-term oxidation. One or more counter-punch or secondary punch impressions may be present, though heavy encrustation renders them largely indistinct. The absence of deliberate pictorial or epigraphic design on the reverse is consistent with the standard production method for Mauryan sub-divisional copper coinage. The irregular edges of the flan are clearly visible, underscoring the hand-prepared nature of the planchet. |
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