Pre-Mauryan punchmarked coins (c.600-320 BC) Rare 1st series large silver vimshatika from Kashi Janapada, period of occupation by Kasala (ca.525-475 BC), Ancient India - unp

Four punchmarks (see below) and a number of various bankers' marks / Four bankers' marks. HUGE size (27x23mm), 4.69 grams. RARE! Rajgor 771var; "Kasala Silver Punchmarked Coinage" Series 1.4.15.1var (#24var).This particular type is unpublished, though it is related to the type Rajgor 771 - the last two of the symbols shown below are partially reversed and were not published to date.In ca.525 BC Kashi, the long-time enemy of Kasala, was conquered by it, and was administered as a Kasala province until the conquest of Kasala by Magadha in ca.475 BC when both Janapadas were incorporated into the Magadha Empire. During the earlier part of this period, Kashi issued vimshatikas, and later (under Magadha) switched to a karshapana standard, closely adhering to the general layout of the Kasala coins.

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