Five punch-mark symbols / Small bankers' marks. Irregular flat silver planchet, 16mmx20mm, 3.44 grams. Unlisted in Gupta/Hardaker ISPC series IV, #438 var (different 2nd and 5th symbols).

This type is unlisted in Gupta/Hardaker (either in the first or the second edition). It is a part of the series IV XXXI, related to #438. However, the second symbol is incompletely engraver and the elephant on the 5th symbol faces left and not right like in G/H 438. Rare and unique.

The Nanda Empire originated from the kingdom of Magadha in Ancient India during the 5th and 4th centuries BC. At its greatest extent, the Nanda Empire extended from Bengal in the east, Punjab in the west and as far south as the Vindhya Range.