Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c16.s2.20
Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c16.s2.20
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c16.s2.20
A tiny silver punchmarked coin named *Māshaka* of which the official weight was 2 Rts. although actual specimens weigh a little less. In point of numbers, the smaller submultiples of the *Kārshāpaṇa* currency are much fewer than the standard *Kārshāpaṇas* of 32 Rts. weight.¹