1 Karshapana
Features
| Issuer |
Mauryan Empire
(India (ancient))  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Chandragupta Maurya (चन्द्रगुप्तमौर्य) (321 BC - 298 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 321 BC - 298 BC |
| Value | 1 Karshapana |
| Currency | Karshapana (322 BC to 185 BC) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.37 g |
| Diameter | 15 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 435866 |
| References | GH# 507 Terry R. Hardaker, Parmeshwari Lal Gupta; 2014. Punchmarked Coinage of the Indian Subcontinent: Magadha-Mauryan Series. IIRNS Publications
, New Delhi, Delhi, India. |
Obverse
Punchmarks: 462 (six-armed variant, indistinct), 468 (sun/Surya), 368 (tree behind railing with two taurines above fence), 15 (three bisected circles), 21 (deer with plant with taurine above, indistinct).
Reverse
Indistinct
Comments
Gupta/Hardaker Series Va XIII A 21, type 507, a common coin type. Because the 1st and 5th marks are unclear and could be other variants, it's possible but less likely that this is coin type 507a or 508, both rare coins. This series was issued after the ascendance of Chandragupta Maurya in the period spanning 321-298 BCE.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (321 BC - 298 BC) | |||||||||||||||
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