Not technically ancient, but definitely hammered: it's Indian princely states. Can't tell you which state as I'm currently away from my books, but for some reason "Mewar" is sticking in my head. At 3.6 grams, it's probably a quarter-rupee.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis