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| Emittent | Mauryan Empire |
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| Jahr | 320 BC - 270 BC |
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| Nennwert | 1 Karshapana |
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| Reversbeschreibung | Reverse is entirely plain and uninscribed, presenting a smooth, flat silver surface with no punchmarks, devices, or legends of any kind. The flan shows the natural texture of the hammered silver planchet, with slightly beveled edges resulting from the cutting and shaping process. This blank reverse is entirely characteristic of all Mauryan punchmarked karshapanas, where only the obverse received the official state punch symbols. |
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| Auflage | ND (320 BC - 270 BC) |
| Zusätzliche Informationen |
The Mauryan karshapana was among the earliest punch-marked coinage of the Indian subcontinent, and Series Va falls within the period bracketing Chandragupta Maurya's consolidation of the empire and the early reign of Bindusara. These were not minted in the Western sense — blanks were cut from sheet silver and individually punched with multiple dies by different hands, meaning no two are strictly identical. Weight standardization was enforced through the shreni system of merchant guilds rather than royal mint oversight.