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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Punch-Marked Coin

400–300 BCE

India, Rajasthan, Maurya period

(322–185 BCE)

silver

Overall: 1.4 x 1.2 cm (9/16 x 1/2 in.)

Gift of Sri B. D. Dwivedi 1967.242.a

Location: not on view

Description

Indigenous Indian coinage was cut to weight from sheets of silver or copper and punch-marked, instead of die-cast. Each punch-marked coin had a unique combination of symbols.

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1967.242.a