Five punch-mark symbols (see below) / Small Ashoka's symbol. Irregular flat silver planchet, 13mmx11mm, 3.35 g. Mathura mint. Gupta/Hardaker G/H 512.

The Mauryan Empire was India's first great unified empire. It lasted from 321 to 185 BCE, and was ruled by the Mauryan dynasty. At its height it ruled virtually all of northern and central India and parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan.