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| Issuer | Savatthi, City of |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse lettering | 𑀅𑀣𑀓𑀦𑀕𑀭 𑀲𑀸𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Savatthi — the Pali rendering of Shravasti — was one of the six great cities of ancient India and served as the capital of the Kosala kingdom. Punch-marked and cast copper issues attributed to municipal or guild authorities from this region are notoriously difficult to assign with precision; attribution to Savatthi specifically relies heavily on findspot evidence rather than explicit mint identification.
The Kosala kingdom itself was absorbed by Magadha no later than the early 4th century BC, making civic issues from Savatthi terminus ante quem candidates for that date at the latest.