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AR Vimshatika
| Issuer | Uncertain Indian mint (India (ancient)) |
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| Year | 500 BC - 400 BC |
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| Currency | Karshapana |
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| Obverse description | Obverse displays a dense, allover pattern of sinuous, interlocking serpentine or river-like motifs in low relief, covering the entire irregular flan. The design consists of multiple winding, curvilinear bands radiating from a central point and terminating in spiral volutes, creating a highly stylised geometric composition characteristic of early Indian punch-marked coinage. The surface texture is granular, consistent with the hammered silver fabric of the period. No legend or inscription is present; the decoration is entirely symbolic and non-figural. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse bears a single banker's mark or countermark, punched into the field after the coin's initial striking, as was common practice on early Indian silver coinage of the janapada and imperial periods. The countermark, visible in the upper portion of the flan, appears as a small geometric or symbolic device. The remainder of the reverse field is largely plain and irregular, with surface wear and natural flan irregularities typical of hammered silver issues of this era. No additional legends, symbols, or inscriptions are present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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