Catalog
1 Karshapana Post-Mauryan Ujjain, Series VII
| Issuer | Ujjain region |
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| Year | 210 BC - 190 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | Two punch-marked symbols on a plain flat flan: a spindle symbol occupying the upper field and a whirl or taurine symbol in the lower field, both applied with individual punches in the standard post-Mauryan punch-marked technique. The symbols are deeply impressed and clearly defined against the plain silver surface, consistent with Ujjain Series VII reverse types. |
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| Mintage | ND (210 BC - 190 BC) |
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Ujjain sat at the crossroads of the northern and western trade routes across the subcontinent, and the punch-marked coinage produced there after Mauryan authority fragmented reflects a mint operating under regional power rather than imperial mandate. Series VII is distinguished from earlier Ujjain output by its specific symbol combinations, which numismatists use to sequence these issues in the absence of any written chronology. Mitchiner's classification remains the primary framework, though the boundaries between late Series VI and early Series VII pieces are still debated among specialists.