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Vimshatika - Kosala Janapada
| Issuer | Kosala Kingdom |
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| Year | 500 BC - 400 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (500 BC - 400 BC) |
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The Kosala janapada punched its coinage during a period when the kingdom was one of the dominant mahajanapadas of the Gangetic plain, controlling trade routes between the eastern passes and the subcontinent's interior. Kosala's political eclipse came swiftly — absorbed into Magadha under the Nanda dynasty by the mid-4th century BC, which effectively ended independent Kosalan issues. The punch-marked series attributed to Kosala is distinguished by its regional banker's marks, added after minting as individual merchants and money-changers validated pieces in circulation.