[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Indian Epigraphical Glossary](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966) › c9.179 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.179 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.179 - **Language:** English ### [c9.179](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.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.). - [Previous: c9.178](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.178) - [Next: c9.180](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.180) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.179](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.179) · Pramāṇa