Indische Palaographie von circa 350 a. Chr. – circa 1300 p. Chr. c21.9
Indische Paläographie von circa 350 a. Chr. – circa 1300 p. Chr. c21.9
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§ 44. Ayodhyā. — The oldest coins seem to be the cast pieces **(Plate IV, 2**, and C.CAI. Pl. IX, 1—3), the date of which is, perhaps, before 200 B.C. The square inscribed pieces, most of which are also cast **(Plate IV, 4**, and id. 4—11), may belong to the 2^nd cent. B.C. The other coins, which bear names ending in -mitra **(Plate IV, 3**, and id. 12—19, v. also SMITH, JRAS. 1889, p. 51) seem to belong to the same and following centuries. The relation of these Mitra coins to those found in N.Pañcāla, and the relation of either or both of these classes to the Śuṅga dynasty are at present matters of uncertainty (v. inf. § 53).