Description
Magadha Janapadha, Eastern Ganga plains (c.200 BC), Silver Karshapana, 3.30 grms, 2 main symbols- 1x Elephant facing right with taurines and Ujjain symbol on top of elephants head, 1x 3 ovals in a row bisected by a central line, symbols from previous type faintly seen on the reverse, Gupta and Hardaker Series 'VIII' Type #610, Extra Fine+, Very Rare. Very uncommon type which is seen on sale privately of in a public auction after several years. These types of coins were first recorded by Chopra (1973) and later by Nanda & Lalman (1985–86). Specimens have been reported from Sugh in Haryana and from Kaushambi. Based on their find spots and typology, it may be reasonably assumed that these coins were issued in the post-Ashokan period and minted in the lost territory of Magadha–Mauryan Empire
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