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Punch-Marked Coin500-300 B.C.

Not on view
Small oval silver coin with dark tarnish, hand-struck surface featuring a grid of four quadrants filled with Arabic-script inscriptions and a radiating fan motif at the base
Small oval silver ingot with irregular edges, darkened patina, and a single small stamped mark near the center.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Punch-Marked Coin
Place Made
Northern India
Date Made
500-300 B.C.
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
3/4 x 1/2 in. (1.9 x 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anita Spertus and Jeff Holmgren
Accession Number
M.75.89.2
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1986.