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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2890833, member: 51347&quot;]My Punch Coins off India:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]694691[/ATTACH] </p><p>India Mauryan or Sanga 3.4g Rect</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]694692[/ATTACH] </p><p>India Mauryan or Sanga 3</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]694693[/ATTACH] </p><p>India Maurya ser VIB AR Karshapana punchmark 270-175 BC ASHOKA</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]694697[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]694698[/ATTACH] </p><p>India Gandahara AR Bent Bar 11.3g&nbsp; 650-600 BCE RARE two dots - also have on BOTH sides VERY RARE</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]694696[/ATTACH]</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>Coinage from the Ghaghara Gandak River region.</p><p>&quot;Prince Guatama Siddhartha 563 BCE to 483 BCE, the son of the king of the </p><p>Shakya people (Republic). Siddhartha reached enlightenment, becoming a Buddha at the age of 35.&quot;</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. Shakya was a Republic (ah, I love the Republics!), 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 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 who became the Buddha.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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