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Kashapana Best Identification

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 Posted 07/24/2021  11:21 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Oak to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi my friends, buy this piece with the following description: India 3RD Century KASHAPANA AR HARDAKAR
Is correct? Could you tell me more about the coin, which kingdom it belonged to?
3.3g-14x11mm
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 Posted 07/24/2021  4:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Kushanshah to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
These coins were issued by the Mauryan Empire, c. 322-185 BC. The denomination is 'karshapana'. They are not attributable by ruler but a relative chronology has been developed, dividing the coins into series based on the obverse punch marks, typically five. The symols on your coin are not all clear which may make specific attribution challenging. The standard reference is Punchmarked Coinage of the Indian Subcontinent - Magadha-Mauryan Series (2014) by Gupta & Hardaker.
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 Posted 07/26/2021  2:55 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Oak to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks @Kushanshah.
Unfortunately I don't have the reference material. On zeno.ru they classified as:
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Mauryan AR Karshapana, GH Series VIa, possibly Type 536

Type Series VIa refers to which period?
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With the symbols visible, I would agree it is series VIa. The fifth symbol is all but missing, so I don't think we can assign a specific GH number. As far as dating, hoard evidence suggests that series VIa began at some point after the accession of Chandragupta Maurya (321 BC). Some would would go a step further and place VIa after the accession of Ashoka (272 BC). I think ca. 321/272 to 175 BC is about as close as it gets.
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