I got these 3rd century BC lot from an Indian seller, for about five bucks a piece! Each weigh from 3.10-3.40 grams. I've been trying to attribute these coins, so far I guessed three coins, while considering others from Ashoka as default. Can anyone see anything special?! reverse
The round one is a nice, clear Gupta-Hardaker 570 ('abundant') but I consider any of these with clear strikes of marks 4 and 5 to be special. If it is Ae with silver plating, it would be GH638 and perhaps a bit more interesting if you like strange or unofficial coins.
Cool bunch, @JayAg47 ... There are all kinds of sites laying out some of the punchmarks, but, for me, it is not always easy to identify all of them. There are partial punches, some punches that I cannot find, etc. Still, very cool. Here are a few of my CHICLETS: India Maurya ser VIB AR Karshapana punchmark 270-175 BC ASHOKA India Mauryan or Sanga 3.4g Rect India Mauryan or Sanga 3
So, this one is beyond cool for me. I have never really seen any of these BRONZE Indo Square Punchmark fractionals of a Karshana before. For Xmas / Saturnalia, @ominus1 was more than kind to send me one! It is really cool, and I have nothing like this. I am still trying to fully attribute. Indian AE Square Fractional Karshapana punch 125 BCE (?) 9.0 x 8.2mm, 0.86g Ex: Ominus1
The one on the top right has one of the ‘three men’ counter arms that I wrote about in my recent article, but I can’t quite make out what the faint symbols of the ‘undertype’ are: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-paper-on-ancient-indian-coins.370793/
