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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;THCoins, post: 2875572, member: 57364&quot;]I think you are correct that the design degenerated over time, likely by repeated copying of older coins. In addition there is the question of the interval between the rule of Toramana II and the earliest named Kashmir types. It is not really clear what happened in de more than 2 centuries in between.</p><p>I do think that remnants of the older design can be seen in the later types. For example, the triangle that you marked as the right knee of Lakshmi may be all what is left of the lion. In the copying process it did not help that this is usually largely off-flan. What you indicated as the left knee of Lakshmi is actually the remains of what once was her left hand i think.</p><p>On my last photo you can also see some curved lines behind Lakshmi&#039;s left arm. These are the stem of the Lotus, going up to the flower next to her head. This stem disappeared in the evolution of the type.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anthony[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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