Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.60

c9.60

*dramma*, Indian form of Greek *drachma*; a silver coin 1/16 of a gold *niṣka* according to the *Līlāvatī*; name applied to the Śaka-type silver *purāṇa*, *dharaṇa* or *kārṣāpaṇa* (about 20 *ratis*, also called *rūpaka*); copper coin (*dām*) regarded as 1/40 of a Mughal rupee; money in general; the name first occurs on the Yaudheya coins.