Catalogus
| Uitgever | Savatthi, City of |
|---|---|
| Jaar | |
| Type | Log in om details te zien |
| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
| Diameter | Log in om details te zien |
| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Techniek | Punch-marked |
| Oriëntatie | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central field bears a single punch depicting a stylized tree symbol. A Brahmi legend encircles the design, beginning at the lower right and terminating at the lower left, reading 'Athakanagara Savatthi', identifying the issuing city. The punch is applied to the flat, irregular copper flan with the inscription arcing around the base of the tree motif in the characteristic early Indian punch-marked tradition. |
|---|---|
| Schrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift voorzijde | 𑀅𑀣𑀓𑀦𑀕𑀭 𑀲𑀸𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Schrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Rand | Log in om details te zien |
| Muntplaats | Log in om details te zien |
| Oplage | Log in om details te zien |
| Aanvullende informatie |
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.