Punched-Marked Coin (Id: Likely Mauryan Empire India)

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shareddreams New Member India 21 Posts	Posted 06/27/2008 2:16 pm Hi, Here's an ancient Indian punch-marked silver coin that I recently acquired. Most of these types are from 300BC to about 100AD. In tis coin, I can make out the elephant and the sun, but not much else. Could anyone identify this? Image: Punchmarked.jpg 61 KB Report this Post to the Staff

ElleKitty Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 06/27/2008 5:12 pm Mauryan Empire? Can't really tell what a lot of the stamps are meant to be, though. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 07/05/2008 10:14 pm I don't know much either, though I did find this site - not sure if it's of much use http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/ind...ntindia.html From page 1. Period of Chandragupta (circa 321 - 297 BC) AR Karshapana (Mathura mint/Series V) Mitchiner ACW 4215; Gupta/Hardaker ISPC 523 (type V XVI C 112) 15 x 12 mm. 3.43 gm. Die position=n/a reverse Obverse: 5 punched symbols: Sun, 6-armed symbol, four bull heads around pellet, figure walking left and dog or hare within crescent. Reverse: Four bull heads around pellet (Gupta/Hardaker ISPC mark 14). Edited by NumisMattyUk 07/05/2008 10:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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