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1/2 Shatamana
| Issuer | Kuntala, Republic of |
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| Year | 600 BC - 450 BC |
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| Value | 1/2 Shatamana |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (600 BC - 450 BC) |
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The Kuntala republic occupied the region of modern northern Karnataka, and its punch-marked coinage belongs to the broader tradition of janapada issues — coins struck by the independent tribal republics and kingdoms of the Indian subcontinent before Mauryan consolidation swept most of them into monetary obsolescence. The half-shatamana denomination implies a weight standard anchored to the shatamana unit, itself related to the rattī seed as a base measure.
Few attributions in this series are settled with certainty; "Kuntala" as an issuing authority rests on regional hoards rather than inscriptional confirmation.