Indian Palaeography from about B.C. 350 to about A.D. 1300 c9.s1.5

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Its fundamental signs are: — (*a*) One, two and three vertical strokes for 1, 2, 3. (*b*) An inclined cross for 4. (*c*) A sign, similar to the Kharoṣṭhī *A*, for 10. (*d*) A double curve, looking like a cursive combination of two 10 (BAYLEY), for 20. (*e*) A sign, resembling a Brāhmī *ta* or *tra*, for 100, to the right of which stands a vertical stroke, whereby the whole becomes equivalent to IC.