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Oak Valued Member Brazil 117 Posts	Posted 07/24/2021 11:21 am 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 Report this Post to the Staff

Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 07/24/2021 4:02 pm 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. Report this Post to the Staff
Oak Valued Member Brazil 117 Posts	Posted 07/26/2021 2:55 pm Thanks @Kushanshah. Unfortunately I don't have the reference material. On zeno.ru they classified as: Quote: Mauryan AR Karshapana, GH Series VIa, possibly Type 536 Type Series VIa refers to which period? Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 07/26/2021 4:13 pm 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. Report this Post to the Staff
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