Help Attributing/Authenticating Indian Punchmarked Coin

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spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 04/03/2017 9:07 pm This was in the collection I inherited and need some help IDing it and determining authenticity. I did a little research and think that it is from the Satavahana period or before based on the symbols. The tricky part is that it appears to be copper and I'm reading that most coins pre-dating the Satavahanas were silver. I've included pics for size and weight reference. Thanks in advance! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34418 Posts	Posted 04/03/2017 9:11 pm Not my area of expertise, but I've never seen this in copper either. I've used the coinindia website at the recommendation of others here: http://coinindia.com/galleries-maurya.html "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/03/2017 9:28 pm There has been a lot of research on Indian punched marks coins, but as far as pinning them down to a particular ruler that hasn't been figured. There is an excellent work in PDF for titled, "Catalogue of the coins of Ancient India by John Allan" It is available on the web for download. It is very useful with coins of the type. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 04/03/2017 9:50 pm Square punch-marked coppers weren't uncommon, it seems...at least based on the returns I see for "copper punch marked" at acsearch.info. I particularly see a lot from the "Eran" region. Unfortunately the symbols on the coin above are hard to read, and that will make attributing it challenging. I recommend doing the search I just mentioned to see if anything comes close. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 04/03/2017 10:00 pm I have a similar one; as far as I have seen, nobody knows who made them. They are usually described as "post-Maurya local". Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 04/03/2017 11:59 pm Thanks everyone for the info. I looked at Spence's link and have downloaded the catalogue suggested by echizento to look through. It is hard to see the symbols. The "sun" is pretty clear but beyond that, I don't know. It looks to be either 5 or 6 punches on the obverse and one on the back. I'll have to check acsearch. It's already been through acetone and Verdi-Care (may have to double-up on that) so I think that's about as clear as it's going to get. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
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