Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.5378
Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.5378
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*śāṇa*, name of a weight or coin; a silver coin which was 1/8 of a *śatamāna* in weight and value; generally regarded as 40 *ratis* in weight, but sometimes also as 32 or 24 or 20 *ratis*; also called *niṣka*, *ṭaṅka* or *dharaṇa* or *śānaka*. See *JNSI*, Vol. XVI, pp. 42, 44-45. See *śāna-pāda*.