Rare AR karshapana of Samprati (c.216-207 BC), Ujjain, Mauryan Empire, India (G/H 586)

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Five punched symbols: 3 figures, rooster on stupa and geometrical symbol / Banker's mark. 11mmx13mm, 3.39 grams. Malwa mint (Ujjain). Mitchiner ACW 4246-4247; Gupta/Hardaker ISPC VII I C 26 (#586)

Mitchiner attributes these coins to Samprati, some other authorities attribute this type to Kunala.

Samprati (reigned 224 – 215 BCE) was an emperor of the Maurya dynasty. He was the son of Ashoka's blind son, Kunala, and succeeded his cousin, Dasharatha, as emperor of the Maurya Empire. He was the only great Mauryan emperor after Ashoka, and was a great patron of Jainism.


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