punch-marked coins

Silver or copper coins, primarily of ancient India, struck with a variety of punches containing symbols rather than struck by regular obverse and reverse dies; in use at least between 500 BCE and CE 500.

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punch-marked coins
Added By
Holly Hayes
Date Published
December 12, 2012
Last Updated
April 15, 2024