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INDIA KUNINDAS AMOGHABUTI 150-80BC AR DRACHM SWASTIKA

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INDIA KUNINDAS AMOGHABUTI 150-80BC AR DRACHM SWASTIKA
ANCIENT INDIA, Post-Mauryan (Punjab). Kunindas. Amoghabuti. Circa 150-80 BC. AR Drachm . Stag standing right; to right,
Lakshmi standing facing, holding flower; vase(?) and naga symbol above stag / Six-arched hill; triratana above, to left, swastika
above Indra-dhvaja; to right, tree within railing; snake or wave symbol below. AICR 1144; HGC 12, 850. The swastika (also known as
the Hakenkreuz, gammadion cross, cross cramponnée, croix gammée, fylfot, or tetraskelion) (as a character & #21328; or & #21325;)
is an ancient religious symbol originating in ancient Central Asian and Indo-European cultures, that generally takes the form of an
equilateral cross with four legs each bent at 90 degrees. It is considered to be a sacred and auspicious symbol in contemporary
religious cultures such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism and dates back at least 11,000 years