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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4891861, member: 51347&quot;]<b>Non-Roman Republic</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2020-7-1_15-46-20-png.1139550/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>India - Shakya Janapada</p><p>AR 5-Shana</p><p>6th-5th Century BCE</p><p>25mm x 21mm, 7.05g</p><p>Obv: Central Pentagonal punch plus several banker&#039;s marks</p><p>Rev: Blank</p><p>Ref: Hirano Type I.8.29</p><p>This is one of 19 known.</p><p>Coinage from the Ghaghara Gandak River region.</p><p><br /></p><p>At this time, any of the 16 &quot;Janapada&quot; was defined as a tribe, country, kingdom, or a republic in northern India. <b>Shakya was a Republic</b> in northern India near present day Nepal.</p><p><br /></p><p>The best-known man from Shakya was Prince Siddhartha Shakya. He later gained enlightenment and became know as Buddha Gautama or The Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin, being from the Janapada and the time, was quite likely produced during and under the authority of the Man, probably his Father, who became the Buddha</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #b30000">Next: Another non-Roman Republic</span></i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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