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 Local Janapadas
7. 'Anonymous' or 'Whorl' Janapada
These enigmatic PMCs present latest and most recent of new discoveries being found in 2013 though the exact find spot remains unknown. They are wide flan (approximately 30 mm) but thin fabric, known in square and round shape, often chipped, bear 4 symbols of intricate curves and whorls on the obverse and carry numerous bankers' mark on the reverse carefully placed along the edges.
Given their standard weight range of 4.3 - 4.5 g corresponding to the 'Vimshatika' weight standard, thin brittle fabric and wide flan, and use of simple geometric patterns for punches, it indicates these are early issues contemporary with the archaic types issued by Magadha, Kosala etc and hence placed with in 550 - 500 BC. They are sometimes classified as archaic Panchala, Kosala or Matsya issues.
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