Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c28.s7.t2.4
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c28.s7.t2.4
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The most elaborate of coin-casting has been revealed by the fragments of early Yaudheya coin moulds found at Khokrakot, near Rohtak (site dated around 100 BC). Each disc seems to have a hole in the centre, from which radiating channels run into eight coin-sockets arranged in a circle. The practice of producing cast coins in ancient India was gradually abandoned after third-fourth century AD. (Mukherjee 1988: 33)