Group lots, India 73 BC Various copper punchmarks, 185-73 BC, Malwa, Sunga Kingdom, India - $5 per coin

One to four small punch-mark symbols / Blank, 6mm to 10mm, 0.2-0.6 grams. Unknown Malwa mint (?). Gupta/Hardaker - (series VIII); MACW -; Pieper -.

Unsorted and crude small coins. Interesting study group, lots of different varieties. The picture is of the actual coins in this group. $5 per coin - if you buy more than one, we will try to give as much variety as possible. You can purchase more than one coin by changing the quantity to the quantity you want to buy (quantity selector is next to the picture above) or in the checkout.

The small copper punchmarks were initially inspired by the Mauryan punchmarked silver drachms. They are They are found mostly in the Malwa region, the seat of the Sunga Kingdom, thus they are usually attributed to the Sungas. The quality of these post-Mauryan coins quickly deteriorated, and the latest bronze punchmarks were tiny and showed very crude small punchmarks. They likely date to the period of the late Sunga Empire. These coins are very poorly known - this type is not listed either in Mitchiner, Gupta/Hardaker or Mitchiner. These tiny types are known mostly from a recent find.

The Shunga Empire was an ancient Indian dynasty from Magadha that controlled areas of the most of the northern Indian subcontinent from around 185 to 73 BCE. The dynasty was established by Pushyamitra, after taking the throne of the Maurya Empire. 

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