Divinity and Motifs on Early Indian Coins

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  • Arundhati Banerji Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi, India.

Keywords:

coins, india, copper, silver, Taxila, Bactrian Greeks, Eucratides, Euthydemus

Abstract

Coins as a symbol of ideas and ideals, working behind the mind of the rulers at different periods, open up a most comprehensive and interesting study. Although references to coins occur in the early Indian Literature, punch-marked coins are found the earliest ones spread over a large area from Pakistan in the northwest to Tamilnadu (India) in the south; from Taxila (Pakistan) in the west to Chandraketugarh (India) in the east. These comprise both silver and copper coins; in the first group, bent bar coins from Taxila are also included. Their chronology is not definite, however, their beginning may be assigned to the sixth-fifth century BC.

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Published

2021-04-07

How to Cite

Banerji, A. (2021). Divinity and Motifs on Early Indian Coins. Ancient Pakistan, 18, 7-14. Retrieved from http://ojs.uop.edu.pk/ancientpakistan/article/view/169

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