India, Saurashtra Janapada, Sri Vatsa Type, AR 1/4 Karsh, 150 - 50 BC, Zeno - 242110
Item History & Price
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This coin was issued in Saurashtra Janapada in ｗestern India in 150-50 BC. It is a Sri Vatsa Type. Hard to get coin. There are faint designs on reverse side.
Surashtra Janapada was located in modern Saurashtra in the state of Gujarat. It is mentioned in both the Ramayana and Mahabharata, Indeed, the city of Dwarka, where Lord Krishna ruled, is in northern Saurashtra, although the Surashtra Janapada may have been located... only in the southern part of the peninsula.Most Surashtra coins are found in the south, in Junagadh district. Surashtra was absorbed into the Mauryan empire by Chandragupta Maurya.Most coins from Surashtra are approximately 1 gm, in weight. Rajgor believes they are therefor quarter karshapanas of 8 rattis, or 0.93 gm. Mashakas of 3 rattis and double mashakas of 4 rattis are also known. The coins appear to uniface, in that there is single die-struck symbol on one side. However, most of the coins appear to be overstruck over other Surashtra coins and thus there is often the remnant of a previoussymbol on the reverse, as well as sometimes under the obverse symbol as well.[The above explanations are quoted from "COININDIA, The Virtual Museum of Indian Coins".]
On Zeno-125118, Mr. "ANCIENTINDIANCOINS" commented in Zeno-List, listed below. "There still is great disagreement concerning the chronology of this series: Rajgor dates them ca. 450-300 BC, Mitchiner had dated the series from ca. 310-260 BC; Tye placed it between 2nd to late 1st century BC; van't Haaf sees one long running series from 450-50 BC. By now favouring a time span from about 130 BC until the beginning of the 1st century AD Mitchiner meanwhile approaches closest to the view of Robert Tye."
I will attach a share free historical map of "Mahajanapadas and Janapadas (c. 500 BCE)".Junagadh district is located around (21.5205, 70.4487) in google location system. I will attach some photos of the region from google map system.
Silver 1/4 Karshapana.Catalog number is Haaff-14 and Zeno-242110. Haaff catalogue is "Saurashtra (c. 450-50 BC), Surasena (c. 500-350 BC) Silver Punchmarked Coinage", written by Pieter Anne van't Haaff, published by IIRNS Publications in Nashik, Maharashtra, India in 2004. Zeno on line catalogue is "Zeno. Ru - Oriental Coins Database". COININDIA on line catalogue is "COININDIA, The Virtual Museum of Indian Coins".Size : 13 x 10 mm. Weight : 1.02 gr.
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I will send you the coins in combined shipping, when you purchase several coins in three days. The additional shipping fee for additional each coin is 1 USD. When the total purchase price exceeds 40 USD, I recommended that you receive them by registered mail. The additional fee for the registered mail is 4 USD. Please e-mail to me, when you want to receive the coins by registered mail, before sending the payment. I will send an invoice to you.
But now, unfortunately, I can not send it with registered mail to some nations, including USA, Canada & Australia. The Japan Post Authority has stipulated that the current handling of international mail to some nations, all of the air-mail can not be treated as registered mail. The handling is due to the paralysis of the international postal system.I hope to restore international postal services as soon as possible. Thank you.
Surashtra Janapada was located in modern Saurashtra in the state of Gujarat. It is mentioned in both the Ramayana and Mahabharata, Indeed, the city of Dwarka, where Lord Krishna ruled, is in northern Saurashtra, although the Surashtra Janapada may have been located... only in the southern part of the peninsula.Most Surashtra coins are found in the south, in Junagadh district. Surashtra was absorbed into the Mauryan empire by Chandragupta Maurya.Most coins from Surashtra are approximately 1 gm, in weight. Rajgor believes they are therefor quarter karshapanas of 8 rattis, or 0.93 gm. Mashakas of 3 rattis and double mashakas of 4 rattis are also known. The coins appear to uniface, in that there is single die-struck symbol on one side. However, most of the coins appear to be overstruck over other Surashtra coins and thus there is often the remnant of a previoussymbol on the reverse, as well as sometimes under the obverse symbol as well.[The above explanations are quoted from "COININDIA, The Virtual Museum of Indian Coins".]
On Zeno-125118, Mr. "ANCIENTINDIANCOINS" commented in Zeno-List, listed below. "There still is great disagreement concerning the chronology of this series: Rajgor dates them ca. 450-300 BC, Mitchiner had dated the series from ca. 310-260 BC; Tye placed it between 2nd to late 1st century BC; van't Haaf sees one long running series from 450-50 BC. By now favouring a time span from about 130 BC until the beginning of the 1st century AD Mitchiner meanwhile approaches closest to the view of Robert Tye."
I will attach a share free historical map of "Mahajanapadas and Janapadas (c. 500 BCE)".Junagadh district is located around (21.5205, 70.4487) in google location system. I will attach some photos of the region from google map system.
Silver 1/4 Karshapana.Catalog number is Haaff-14 and Zeno-242110. Haaff catalogue is "Saurashtra (c. 450-50 BC), Surasena (c. 500-350 BC) Silver Punchmarked Coinage", written by Pieter Anne van't Haaff, published by IIRNS Publications in Nashik, Maharashtra, India in 2004. Zeno on line catalogue is "Zeno. Ru - Oriental Coins Database". COININDIA on line catalogue is "COININDIA, The Virtual Museum of Indian Coins".Size : 13 x 10 mm. Weight : 1.02 gr.
★★Next Auction : Start on 03rd November (Wed.) / End on 13th November (Sat.). For 10 days.★★
All items offered are unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.
I will send you the coins in combined shipping, when you purchase several coins in three days. The additional shipping fee for additional each coin is 1 USD. When the total purchase price exceeds 40 USD, I recommended that you receive them by registered mail. The additional fee for the registered mail is 4 USD. Please e-mail to me, when you want to receive the coins by registered mail, before sending the payment. I will send an invoice to you.
But now, unfortunately, I can not send it with registered mail to some nations, including USA, Canada & Australia. The Japan Post Authority has stipulated that the current handling of international mail to some nations, all of the air-mail can not be treated as registered mail. The handling is due to the paralysis of the international postal system.I hope to restore international postal services as soon as possible. Thank you.
