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Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 02/03/2018 03:06 am These just arrived.. Any extra info on these would be greatly appreciated..especially the PMC. I've looked on coin India but wondered if there was any other sites that explains the symbols in more detail? I think echizento and Finn are up on these? Thanks in advance Paul Coin on the left Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty, 1 Drachm, Debased silver 3.5g..17.2mm(irregular), 943-1019 AD CMI# 20, MNI# 352 Obverse-The Varaha (boar) incarnation of Vishnu to right and a sun symbol behind a trishul (trident) Reverse-Legends in 2 lines Shrimad Adivaraha Minted by Successors of Bhoja. Mihara Bhoja I, 836-890, he adopted the title of Adivaraha. Dynasty of Gurjar-Pratihara (AD 650-1036) Coin on the right Maurya Empire 322--185 1 Karshapana, Silver, 2,8g , Rectangular 17.5mm X 15mm Obverse- Various Symbols Reverse- Either Blank or one single symbol Punch Marked Coins (PMCs) are one of the earliest form of Standardized currency found in India. This kind of PMCs were minted from Thick square wires of silver which was cut into rectangular shapes then various symbols were marked (punched) on it. Various punch marks like Humped Bull, Sun, Elephant, and Imperial Symbols are found on this type of coin. These symbols were either marked by local authority (janapadas) or Imperial Authority (that of the ruling emperor). This perticular coin is believed to have circulated during Maurya Empire era in Kalinga (now Odisha/Orissa) and Magadha (now Bihar) region. Edited by Palouche 02/03/2018 03:55 am Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 02/03/2018 08:35 am Congrats on the new additions, Paul. Nice clear punches on the PMC. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/03/2018 2:35 pm Two nice coins, I particularly like the punchmarked Karshapana. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 02/04/2018 10:14 am I love seeing all these new Indian coins from you, Paul! As far as I know, nobody has fully cracked the enigma code of the punches on Mauryan coins, although I have heard recommendations for Gupta and Hardaker's book, which seems to cost about $40-50. My small collection of these coins includes a handful of Janapada issues (Gandhara, Avanti, Kuru, Saurashtra, and Magadha) as well as a round, square, polygonal clipped Mauryan karshapana, and one more with a "3 gods" punch that I like. On to the Pratihara Bhoja/ Adivaraha drachm - you pretty much nailed it in your post. These are actually a distant member of the Indo-Sassanian family tree, adopting the Palas-style fire altar and attendants, but squishing them beneath the legend and mostly off-flan. On very early examples, you can actually see this as well as most of the obverse motif, but those coins are rare and not easy to find at auction. For what it's worth, I believe Maheshwari tested a bunch of these coins and found them to be between 15-25% silver. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 02/05/2018 05:26 am Thanks all! Quote: Gupta and Hardaker's book Thanks it looks good. I've found it for 46$ I'll see how the funds are for this month.. Quote: I love seeing all these new Indian coins from you, Paul! Thanks.. I lived in India for a while..back in my younger days...and so have always been interested in its mix of deities and abstract art forms portrayed on its coins. I have a couple of friends out there who pick up interesting coins for me now and again,these are always very cheap 2 to 20$ so I buy them and then do the research, (this is probably the wrong way around!), but I love spending time deciphering and attributing them..I have a few more on the way and will post them when they arrive.. Paul Report this Post to the Staff
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