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1 Karshapana Post-Mauryan Ujjain, Series VII
| Issuer | Ujjain region |
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| Year | 210 BC - 190 BC |
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| Weight | 3.41 g |
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| Obverse description | Multiple punch-marked symbols applied to the flat flan, featuring a prominent spindle symbol in the upper field and three standing deity figures arranged side by side in the central field, rendered in the characteristic schematic style of post-Mauryan punch-marked coinage. The deities are depicted with raised arms and stylized body forms typical of Ujjain regional iconography. Additional subsidiary punch-marks are visible in the lower field. |
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| Mintage | ND (210 BC - 190 BC) |
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Ujjain sat at the crossroads of the northern and western trade routes across the subcontinent, and the punch-marked coinage produced there after Mauryan authority fragmented reflects a mint operating under regional power rather than imperial mandate. Series VII is distinguished from earlier Ujjain output by its specific symbol combinations, which numismatists use to sequence these issues in the absence of any written chronology. Mitchiner's classification remains the primary framework, though the boundaries between late Series VI and early Series VII pieces are still debated among specialists.