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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 2204207, member: 44140&quot;]Within a few decades of the dawn of coinage. The Buddha attained enlightenment in the city of Gaya in Magadha, there he spent the good majority of his life teaching the ways of enlightenment. Gupta &amp; Hardaker attribute all series I coinage to the reigns of Bimbisara and Ajatasatru making them contemporary with the Buddha. The Buddha is thought to have died in the 8th year of the reign of Ajatasatru. Bimbisara, the Father of Ajatasatru is said to have offered his throne and the kingdom of Magadha to the Buddha, of which the Buddha refused. See image below...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/King_Bimbisara_and_the_Buddha.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Karsha comes from the Sanskrit, and is the origin of the word English word Cash, and Pana means coin. Thus the first Cash-Coin. These coins are fairly rare and come in several different varieties many of which are known from a single specimen. These coins originally had 4 large punches applied. These punches are often equated to symbols of Magadha authority rather than the symbol of a specific ruler. They symbols might have been placed as a way of guaranteeing the weight and purity of the silver coin. Smaller subsequent marks are generally added usually these are considered bankers marks.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is rather large and represents one of the earliest of types within Series I. My research into this piece is currently on going.</p><p><br /></p><p>India</p><p>Kingdom of Magadha</p><p>Bimbisara to Ajatasatru</p><p>AR Karshapana (BC 550- 470)</p><p>28 mm x 3.42 grams</p><p>Obverse: 5 Large Punchmarks and one bankers mark(?), Archaic bent rayed sun, Bow with Arrow, 6 rayed design, Bull head circle Bull Head, Large Solar symbol, center Tree(?)</p><p>Ref: G&amp;H Series I (Variation)</p><p>Note: Buddha Cash coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]429801[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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