INDIA, MAURYA: Series VIa punchmarked silver karshapana, GH 530. SCARCE+CHOICE!
Price
Price:
US$ 30.00
€ 28.78
£ 24.94
AUD 44.26
CHF 28.85
CAD 38.83
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Rates for: 7/3/2022
SKU: SJV.010
Description
Obverse
Five official punches.
(See image below for the official marks)
Reverse
Two banker's marks, including a pretty tree on hills.
Date
c. 320-270 BCE
Weight
3.38 gm.
Dimensions
16 x 9 mm.
Die axis
n.a.
Reference
GH 530
Comments
According to Gupta and Hardaker, the Series VIa coins are issues of the Mauryan empire in its early days. They date these coins to c. 320-270, the time of Chandragupta Maurya and Bindusara. This is a CHOICE specimen of a SCARCE type, on a small, thick (3 mm) flan.
Image of punches
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