Punch-Marked Coin
Unknown Artist
400–300 BCE
Medium
silver
Dimensions
1.4 × 1.2 cm
Classification
Coins
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Sri B. D. Dwivedi
Accession Number
1967.242.b
About this artwork
Indigenous Indian coinage was cut to weight from sheets of silver or copper and punch-marked, instead of die-cast. Each punch-marked coin had a unique combination of symbols.