Catalogus
| Uitgever | Mauryan Empire |
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| Jaar | 322 BC - 185 BC |
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| Valuta | Karshapana (322 BC to 185 BC) |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
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| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
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| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Irregular rectangular copper flan bearing multiple punch-marked devices applied in the characteristic Mauryan tradition. A prominent sun symbol with radiating spokes occupies the upper central field, accompanied by what appears to be a six-armed symbol or taurine device to the lower left. Additional smaller punch marks, including dot and geometric motifs, are scattered across the flat field, consistent with imperial Mauryan coinage iconography. |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| 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 | Plain |
| Muntplaats | Log in om details te zien |
| Oplage | Log in om details te zien |
| Aanvullende informatie |
The Mauryan copper quarter karshapana occupied the lowest practical denomination in an empire that stretched from the Indus Valley to the edges of the Deccan. Punch-marked rather than die-struck in the conventional sense, these pieces were authenticated by a series of banker's marks added during circulation — each punch representing a merchant or money-changer's personal guarantee of metal quality. The accumulation of those marks across a single coin's lifetime can effectively document its commercial biography.