Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4878

c6.4878

*purāṇa* (IE 8-8; EI 12, 21, 29), name of a coin; a silver coin also called *dharaṇa* and *kārṣāpaṇa* (32 or 24 *ratis*); cf. *kapardaka-purāṇa* (EI 26), meaning *purāṇa* calculated in cowrie-shells; also *paṇa-purāṇa* (i.e. *purāṇa* counted in copper *paṇas*).