History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c14.s1.16
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c14.s1.16
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The Rohtak moulds may be compared with ancient Chinese system of casting coins in a circle (T de Lacouperie, 1892, p. xxv), or with a stone mould for casting ten Pao luh kwa coins “arranged like a tree whose stem and branches are the rivulets for the metal and fruits or leaves the coins” (T de Lacouperie, 1892, p. xxviii; Macdonald, 1916, p.61; Sahni, 1945, p.55).