Punch-Marked Coin

Description

Indigenous Indian coinage was cut to weight from sheets of silver or copper and punch-marked, instead of die-cast. Each punch-marked coin had a unique combination of symbols.

Provenance

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Punch-Marked Coin

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400–300 BCE

Accession Number

1967.242.b

Medium

silver

Dimensions

Overall: 1.4 x 1.2 cm (9/16 x 1/2 in.)

Classification

Coins

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Sri B. D. Dwivedi