Indische Palaographie von circa 350 a. Chr. – circa 1300 p. Chr. c17.s1.6
Indische Paläographie von circa 350 a. Chr. – circa 1300 p. Chr. c17.s1.6
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c17.s1.6
§ 5. Form of the coins. — The shape of these coins is approximately square or oblong, the silver coins having been, as a rule, cut from a flat sheet of metal, and the copper coins from a bar. These primitive coins are little more than weights of metal, on which was stamped from time to time the symbol of the authority responsible for their correctness and purity. From this method of marking, they have usually been called *punch-marked* coins (**Plate I, 1**).