ഇന്നത്തെ പഠനം
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അവതരണം
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Augustine Stephen D'souza
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വിഷയം
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ANCIENT INDIAN COINS
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ലക്കം
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16 MAHAJANAPADAS
5. Kuru Mahajanapada
5. Kuru Mahajanapada
Kuru Mahajanapada was located around the modern city of Delhi, with its capital at Indraprastha. It was set to include a considerable area around. Mahapadmananda incorporated the Kuru domain into the Magadhan Empire around 350 BC.
These coins are classified by Rajagore as "Babyal coins" after the town of Babyal in the state of Haryana, where coins of this type were said to have been found however, according to Mitchner, this information is incorrect, and all known coins of these types have been found in Sugh in Ambala district. He and others have assigned them to the Kurus, and indeed the known parts of Kuru Mahajanapada are in any case very close to Babyal.
The coins bear a Triskele symbol with crescent and dots (obv) with the Rev being blank (left) or a 6 -arm symbol (right) similar to the Magadha Mahajanapada, which might depict post - Magadha conquest issues.
The coins are dated approximately 400 BC and weighs 1.4 - 1.8 g (1/2 Karshapana Standard).
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