Mauryan Empire, Sunga Kingdom Cast Copper 1/4 Unit

Issue Of : Sunga Kingdom
Era : (150 BC-100 AD)
Denomination : Cast Copper 1/4 Unit
Weight :  1.30  grams
Diameter :  13.9 mm
Metal : Copper
Reference :
Similar to W. Pieper# 319 weight unlisted.

Obverse :
Elephant walking to left side over ladder, taurine & swastik above, indradvaja below.

Reverse :
Tree in Railing, Hallow Cross Three Arch Hill, taurine.

Comment :
Indradhvaja below type in this weight standard is unlisted however nearest reference for the series is w. pieper 319. Particularly the Kausambi region had a prolific cast copper coinage. Mitchiner classified the rectangular Elephant Multis ymbol Type Cast Copper coins with Indradhvaja left of the elephant as Mauryan issues and specimens with Indradhvaja beneath the elephant as Sunga issues. Excavation results and finds concentration show that some EUCCCs appear to be local issues of late Mauryan/ early Sunga period.
Scarce.