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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
15. Surasena Mahajanapada
The territory of ancient Surasena Mahajanapada was in modern Uttar Pradesh west of Yamuna River with the Panchala Mahajanapada as its neighbour east of that river. It's capital was Mathura. Few details are available about Surasena's political history. We only hear that Surasena's king Avantiputra had close relations with king Pradyota of Avanti who was a contemporary of Bimbisara, king of Magadha. At about 350 BC, Surasena seems to have been conquered by Mahapadmananda, king of Magadha.
Coins of Surasena have a very charectorestic design which in most cases had been deeply incused by a single punch of round or oval shape; a lion - like animal with a fish above and some ancillary symbols around. Many varieties exist in the shape of animals and the kind of the ancillary symbols. Sometimes the fish is exchanged by a second lion, a sun or a taurine. The exact identification of minor varieties is frequently impossible as only parts of the complete design appear on the coins because the punch was always considerably larger than the flan.
The coins are dated 400 - 350 BC and weighs between 1.5 - 1.8 g of half Karshapana Standard.
Coins of Surasena have a very charectorestic design which in most cases had been deeply incused by a single punch of round or oval shape; a lion - like animal with a fish above and some ancillary symbols around. Many varieties exist in the shape of animals and the kind of the ancillary symbols. Sometimes the fish is exchanged by a second lion, a sun or a taurine. The exact identification of minor varieties is frequently impossible as only parts of the complete design appear on the coins because the punch was always considerably larger than the flan.
The coins are dated 400 - 350 BC and weighs between 1.5 - 1.8 g of half Karshapana Standard.
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