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

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 Posted 06/27/2008  2:16 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add shareddreams to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
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?

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 Posted 06/27/2008  5:12 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ElleKitty to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Mauryan Empire? Can't really tell what a lot of the stamps are meant to be, though.
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 Posted 07/05/2008  10:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add NumisMattyUk to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
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

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

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).
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