Pre-Mauryan punchmarked coins (c.600-320 BC) 500-350 v. Chr. Unique silver punchmarked 6-mashaka, Andhra Janapada, c.500-350 BC, India

Four punchmarked symbols symbols (elephant left, two fish in a rectangle, tourine symbol, two bulls with a plow) / Blank. 16x15mm, 1.23 grams. Rajgor's "Punchmarked coins of the early historic India" series 2 (wrongly listed as 1/4 karshapana) but an unpublished type.

Extremely rare!!! Ancient country of Andhra was located between the Godavari and the Krishna rivers. The capital city was Dhanakataka, modern Bezwada. They issued silver karshapanas and fractions, all extremely rare and poorly studied.