India, Mauryan, Ashoka, 272-232 BC, AR Karshapana, Human Figure, Zeno-179750

Description

This coin was issued under
King Ashoka
(circa 272-232 BC)
in
Mauryan Empire
, India.
It was minted in
Pataliputra City
, the capital of the empire.
The Mauryan Empire was geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia
based in Magadha Region
.
It was
founded by Chandraguputa Maurya in 322 BC
, and
existing until 185 BC
.  It was centralizing by the conquest
of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, and its
capital
city was located at
Pataliputra
.
It controlled the Indian subcontinent excepting
the
deep south.  It
declined
for about 50 years
after King Ashoka's rule
(circa 272-232 BC
), and
dissolved in 185 BC
with the assassination
of Brihadratha by Pushyamitra Shunga and foundation of the Shunga Dynasty in Magadha.
Ashoka was a king of
Mauryan dynasty
, who ruled almost
all of the Indian subcontinent
, except the southern parts of it.
He was
a grandson
of the dynasty's
founder Chandragupta Maurya,   He promoted the spread of
Buddhism
across ancient Asia.
He is remembered for the
Ashoka Pillars
and edicts, for sending Buddhist monks to Sri Lanka and Central Asia.
I will quote two photos of an
Ashoka Pillar
at Lauria Nandangarh, from the google street view data base.  The photos were taken
by Mr. Alok Mishra in March 2021.  The pillar is located at (
26.9985, 84.4085
) in google location system.
[The above explanations are quoted from Wikipedia etc.]
You can see the
Mauryan Excavated Site
at (
25.5996, 85.1847
) in
Pataliptra
in google location system.
The excavated site is located in Patna City, the capital Pataliprta City in ancient period.
Silver square Karshapana.
Clearly struck.
Design : Five punch marks of Sun, six-armed symbol, three-arched hill,
soldier,
royal symbol
of the king. /
Royal symbol
of the king
.
Provenance : Ex Mr. Robert Tye, Great Numismatist, in Yorkshire, UK in 2014.
Catalogue number is MA-4178 and Zeno-179750.
MA catalogue is "Oriental coins and their values, The Ancient & Classical World. 600 BC-AD 650.",
written by Michael Mitchiner, published by Hawkins Publications in London in 1978.
Zeno on line catalogue is "Zeno. Ru - Oriental Coins Database".
Size : 16 x 12 mm.     Weight : 3.47 gr
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