The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s9.348
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s9.348
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That there was instability as to the relative value of standard or token coins in place and time we learn from the Vinaya: ‘At that time [of Bimbisāra or Ajātasattu], at Rājagaha, five māsakas were equal to one pāda’². Again, the *nikkha* was valued now at five³, now at four *suvaṇṇas*⁴.