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Ancient

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Ancient
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City state Kurara, Ancient Eastern Malwa, Vidisha region, Die-struck Copper, 10.46g, Obv: Brahmi legend “Kuraraya” between three arched hill above and open cross symbol below, Rev: Open cross symbol with Swastika in the centre. Uncleaned, very fine, rare.
The city state of Kurara most probably was located near the present day town of Kurwai on the river Betwa. During the post- Mauryan times it issued an extensive coinage. The earliest of these coins, like this one, do not show any dynastic affiliation and were purely city-state issues. Later issues adopt symbolism to suggest that the city had aligned itself first with the local rulers of Vidisha and then with the Satavahanas.