Pre-Mauryan punchmarked coins (c.600-320 BC) 50 BC Rare 1/8th (?) karshapana from Panchala (175-50 BC), India

Panchanla symbols / Ujjain symbols. 9mmx7mm, 0.6 grams. Rare high quality coin, scarce. Panchala corresponds to the geographical area between the Ganges River and Yamuna River (anciently called Jumna by the Greeks), around the city of Kanpur and Benares. Anciently, it was home to an Indian kingdom, the Panchalas, one of the Mahajanapadas. The Panchalas occupied the country to the east of the Kurus, between the mountains and river Ganga. It roughly corresponded to modern Budaun, Farrukhabad and the adjoining districts of Uttar Pradesh. The country was divided into Uttara-Panchala and Dakshina-Panchala. The northern Panchala had its capital at Adhichhatra or Chhatravati (modern Ramnagar in the Bareilly District), while southern Panchala had it capital at Kampilya or Kampil in Farrukhabad District. The famous city of Kanyakubja or Kanauj was situated in the kingdom of Panchala.

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