The Coin Galleries: Kuntala Janapada

The Kuntala janapada was located in southern Maharashtra and northern Karnataka state. The usual coin from Kuntala has a mysterious design that resembles a system of pulleys. These coins have previously been assigned to the Ashmaka janapada, but are now assigned to Kuntala.

Because of the force of the striking of the die on a round planchet, these coins have a scyphate shape.

Silver 1/2 shatamana
c. 600-450 BCE

Weight:6.80 gm., Diam:21 mm.
"Pulley" design, triskele above /
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Ref:  Rajgor, 502-509.

Silver 1/2 shatamana
c. 600-450 BCE

Weight:6.75 gm., Diam:21 mm.
"Pulley" design, triskele above /
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Ref:  Rajgor, 502-509.
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