Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.179

c9.179

*niṣka*, gold coin or weight equal to one *karṣa* (80 *ratis* or about 146 grains) of 16 *māṣas* or to 4 or 108 or 150 *suvarṇas* (q.v.); silver coin equal to one *śatamāna* (320 *ratis*); sometimes identified with *māḍa* (q.v.).