Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c15.149
Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c15.149
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c15.149
The five punches on the obverse show figures of (1) Sun, (2) Circle with 6 arms, 3 arrow-heads, and 3 taurine symbols, (3) Mountain, (4) Peacock, dog (or rabbit), or tree on a hill, (5) Animals, such as elephant, bull, dog seizing a rabbit, rhino, and even fishes and frogs, and, in some cases, sacred tree within a railing (perhaps a mark of Buddhist influence which was so widespread in the time of Asoka Maurya) [*Ib.* XX f.].