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<p>[QUOTE="SeptimusT, post: 4341006, member: 91240"]Rather than necromancing <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coinage-of-the-maurya-empire-322-bce-185-bce.283509/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coinage-of-the-maurya-empire-322-bce-185-bce.283509/">an old thread</a>, I figured I'd start a new one. My collecting interests are always pretty broad, but for the past several months I've been accumulating some silver karshapana coins of the Maurya Empire, as well as their Magadha predecessors. I'm not sure whether anyone else here is <i>really</i> interested in them, but I wanted to share a few of my favorites, and I'd love to see some examples that my fellow CTers might have. I'm also happy to try and ID any examples anyone might be wondering about, since I have purchased the excellent <i>Punchmarked Coinage of the Indian Subcontinent </i>by Gupta and Hardaker.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are pretty enigmatic and might not appeal to the aesthetic that most coin collectors are used to, but with a little research they can be very interesting. They can be visually pleasing for their symbols as well as for their toning and/or shape, which is highly varied. There are hundreds of rare varieties, but they can all be classified by a relatively simple system once you get the hang of it. While they cannot be attributed to specific rulers, they can be broken down into smaller chronological periods.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Karshapana of the Magadha Janapada, ~400 - 321 BC. 2.88g, 22x19mm. G&H Series II #289; unidentified reverse undertype</b></p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Sun symbol, six-armed symbol, elephant, taurine and others.</p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Sun symbol, six-armed symbol, spoked wheel, taurine and others</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1099765[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><b>Karshapana of the Magadha Janapada, ~370 – 321 BC. 3.25g, 19x17mm. G&H Series IVd #402</b></b></p><p><b><b>Obverse</b></b>: Sun, six-armed symbol, frog, 'caduceus,' and other marks</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Banker's mark</p><p><b><b>[ATTACH=full]1099763[/ATTACH] </b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p><b>Karshapana of the Maurya Empire, Ashoka and successors, ~272 – 232 BC. 3.42g, 1413mm. G&H Series Vb #510-11</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Sun, six-armed symbol, 'caduceus,' tree in railing symbol, deer/goat</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Taurines symbol</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1099766[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Karshapana of the Magadha Janapada, <b>Ashoka and successors, </b>~272 – 232 BC. 3.40g, 13x11mm. G&H Series Vb 525</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Sun, six-armed symbol, archer, 'goddess', and other symbols</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Banker's marks</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1099764[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b><b>Karshapana of the Magadha Janapada, <b>Ashoka and successors, </b>~272 – 232 BC. 3.38g, 15x11mm. G&H Series VIb 570. Countermarked reverse.</b></b></p><p><b><b>Obverse</b></b>: Arched hills, sun, six-armed wheel and other marks</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Peacock on hill and miniature steelyard weight; counter marked by three men symbol</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1099775[/ATTACH] </p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Karshapana, post-Mauryan (?), ~late 3rd century - early 2nd century BC. 3.48g, 13x14mm. G&H Series VII 591</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Three men, steelyard, and peacock on hill symbols </p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Peacock on hill, banker's mark</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1099762[/ATTACH] </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SeptimusT, post: 4341006, member: 91240"]Rather than necromancing [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coinage-of-the-maurya-empire-322-bce-185-bce.283509/']an old thread[/URL], I figured I'd start a new one. My collecting interests are always pretty broad, but for the past several months I've been accumulating some silver karshapana coins of the Maurya Empire, as well as their Magadha predecessors. I'm not sure whether anyone else here is [I]really[/I] interested in them, but I wanted to share a few of my favorites, and I'd love to see some examples that my fellow CTers might have. I'm also happy to try and ID any examples anyone might be wondering about, since I have purchased the excellent [I]Punchmarked Coinage of the Indian Subcontinent [/I]by Gupta and Hardaker. These are pretty enigmatic and might not appeal to the aesthetic that most coin collectors are used to, but with a little research they can be very interesting. They can be visually pleasing for their symbols as well as for their toning and/or shape, which is highly varied. There are hundreds of rare varieties, but they can all be classified by a relatively simple system once you get the hang of it. While they cannot be attributed to specific rulers, they can be broken down into smaller chronological periods. [B]Karshapana of the Magadha Janapada, ~400 - 321 BC. 2.88g, 22x19mm. G&H Series II #289; unidentified reverse undertype Reverse[/B]: Sun symbol, six-armed symbol, elephant, taurine and others. [B]Obverse[/B]: Sun symbol, six-armed symbol, spoked wheel, taurine and others [B][ATTACH=full]1099765[/ATTACH] [B]Karshapana of the Magadha Janapada, ~370 – 321 BC. 3.25g, 19x17mm. G&H Series IVd #402[/B] [B]Obverse[/B][/B]: Sun, six-armed symbol, frog, 'caduceus,' and other marks [B]Reverse[/B]: Banker's mark [B][B][ATTACH=full]1099763[/ATTACH] [/B] Karshapana of the Maurya Empire, Ashoka and successors, ~272 – 232 BC. 3.42g, 1413mm. G&H Series Vb #510-11[/B] [B]Obverse[/B]: Sun, six-armed symbol, 'caduceus,' tree in railing symbol, deer/goat [B]Reverse[/B]: Taurines symbol [ATTACH=full]1099766[/ATTACH] [B]Karshapana of the Magadha Janapada, [B]Ashoka and successors, [/B]~272 – 232 BC. 3.40g, 13x11mm. G&H Series Vb 525[/B] [B]Obverse[/B]: Sun, six-armed symbol, archer, 'goddess', and other symbols [B]Reverse[/B]: Banker's marks [ATTACH=full]1099764[/ATTACH] [B][B]Karshapana of the Magadha Janapada, [B]Ashoka and successors, [/B]~272 – 232 BC. 3.38g, 15x11mm. G&H Series VIb 570. Countermarked reverse.[/B] [B]Obverse[/B][/B]: Arched hills, sun, six-armed wheel and other marks [B]Reverse[/B]: Peacock on hill and miniature steelyard weight; counter marked by three men symbol [ATTACH=full]1099775[/ATTACH] [B] Karshapana, post-Mauryan (?), ~late 3rd century - early 2nd century BC. 3.48g, 13x14mm. G&H Series VII 591 Obverse[/B]: Three men, steelyard, and peacock on hill symbols [B]Reverse[/B]: Peacock on hill, banker's mark [B][ATTACH=full]1099762[/ATTACH] [/B][/QUOTE]
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