Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.5553
Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.5553
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*śatamāna*, name of a coin; a silver coin weighing 320 *ratis* (rarely also 160 *ratis*); also called *pala*, *niṣka*, *śukti*, *aṣṭamikā* and *nalā*; wrongly regarded as 100 *ratis* in weight. See *JNSI*, Vol. XVI, pp. 41, 46-47. For *śatamāna* as a gold coin, see ibid., Vol. XV, p. 140.