c. 600 BCE - 1200 CE
Ancient India Coins
India’s earliest money moved from punch-marked silver to portrait coins and classical gold. Read symbols, scripts and dynasties across nearly two millennia of experimentation.
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Obol · c. 20 BCE
Sapalbizes
- Year
- c. 20 BCE
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 0.51 g
- Diameter
- 12 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-DYN-B27-005
- Year
- c. 20 BCE
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Silver
- Weight / Diameter
- 0.51 g · 12 mm
Obol · 171-145 BCE
Eucratides I
- Year
- 171-145 BCE
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 0.27 g
- Diameter
- 9 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-BAC-B08-017
- Year
- 171-145 BCE
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Silver
- Weight / Diameter
- 0.27 g · 9 mm
Obol · 171-145 BCE
Eucratides I
- Year
- 171-145 BCE
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 0.68 g
- Diameter
- 12 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-BAC-B08-006
- Year
- 171-145 BCE
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Silver
- Weight / Diameter
- 0.68 g · 12 mm
Obol · 174-165 BCE
Antimachus I
- Year
- 174-165 BCE
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 0.7 g
- Diameter
- 11 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-BAC-B07-031
- Year
- 174-165 BCE
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Silver
- Weight / Diameter
- 0.7 g · 11 mm
Obol · 185-180 BCE
Euthydemos II
- Year
- 185-180 BCE
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 0.69 g
- Diameter
- 11 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-BAC-B07-003
- Year
- 185-180 BCE
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Silver
- Weight / Diameter
- 0.69 g · 11 mm
Obol · 200-185 BCE
Demetrios I
- Year
- 200-185 BCE
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 0.7 g
- Diameter
- 13 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-BAC-B06-053
- Year
- 200-185 BCE
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Silver
- Weight / Diameter
- 0.7 g · 13 mm
Obol · c. 290 BCE
Seleucid / Seleucos I
- Year
- c. 290 BCE
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 0.55 g
- Diameter
- 9 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-BAC-B06-011
- Year
- c. 290 BCE
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Silver
- Weight / Diameter
- 0.55 g · 9 mm
Obol / Octuple · ND (No Date)
Apollodotus II
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 15.89 g
- Diameter
- 29 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-DYN-B21-012
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Copper
- Weight / Diameter
- 15.89 g · 29 mm
Obol / Octuple · ND (No Date)
Dionysios
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 15.89 g
- Diameter
- 23 × 24 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-DYN-B22-012
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Copper
- Weight / Diameter
- 15.89 g · 23 × 24 mm
Obol / Octuple · ND (No Date)
Hippostratos
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 15.86 g
- Diameter
- 27 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-DYN-B22-007
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Copper
- Weight / Diameter
- 15.86 g · 27 mm
Obol / Octuple · ND (No Date)
Zoilus II
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 16.78 g
- Diameter
- 25 × 22 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-DYN-B23-008
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Copper
- Weight / Diameter
- 16.78 g · 25 × 22 mm
Obol / Octuple / Sextuple · ND (No Date)
Dionysios
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 12.78 g
- Diameter
- 22 × 22 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-DYN-B22-013
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Copper
- Weight / Diameter
- 12.78 g · 22 × 22 mm
Pagoda · 1543-1570
Sadasivaraya
- Year
- 1543-1570
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 3.38 g
- Diameter
- 11 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-DYN-B74-003
- Year
- 1543-1570
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Gold
- Weight / Diameter
- 3.38 g · 11 mm
Pagoda · 1779
Chitradurga Nayakas
- Year
- 1779
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 3.30 g
- Diameter
- Unspecified
- Catalogue
- CI-DYN-B74-008
- Year
- 1779
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Gold
- Weight / Diameter
- 3.30 g · Unspecified
Pagoda · 1050-70
Jayakesin I or II
- Year
- 1050-70
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 4.40 g
- Diameter
- 20 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-DYN-B72-001
- Year
- 1050-70
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Gold
- Weight / Diameter
- 4.40 g · 20 mm
Pagoda · 1356-1377
Bukka Raya I
- Year
- 1356-1377
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 3.38 g
- Diameter
- 11-12 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-DYN-B73-002
- Year
- 1356-1377
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Gold
- Weight / Diameter
- 3.38 g · 11-12 mm
Pagoda · ND (No Date)
Kadambas of Goa
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 3.73 g
- Diameter
- 14 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-DYN-B72-004
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Gold
- Weight / Diameter
- 3.73 g · 14 mm
penta-chalkon · 1st half 1st c.
Kujula Kadphises
- Year
- 1st half 1st c.
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 9.96 g
- Diameter
- 24 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-DYN-B29-012
- Year
- 1st half 1st c.
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Copper
- Weight / Diameter
- 9.96 g · 24 mm
Penta-chalkon · ND (No Date)
Azes
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 10.89 g
- Diameter
- 26-29 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-DYN-B25-016
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Copper
- Weight / Diameter
- 10.89 g · 26-29 mm
Pentachalkon · ND (No Date)
Azes
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 10 g
- Diameter
- 25 × 25 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-DYN-B25-008
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Copper
- Weight / Diameter
- 10 g · 25 × 25 mm
Polyxenus · ND (No Date)
Polyxenus
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 9.78 g
- Diameter
- 22 × 21 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-BAC-B14-007
- Year
- ND (No Date)
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Copper
- Weight / Diameter
- 9.78 g · 22 × 21 mm
Reduced Drachm · 1st half 1st c.
Kujula Kadphises
- Year
- 1st half 1st c.
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 1.83 g
- Diameter
- 15 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-DYN-B29-007
- Year
- 1st half 1st c.
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Copper
- Weight / Diameter
- 1.83 g · 15 mm
Reduced Tetradrachm · 1st half 1st c.
Kujula Kadphises
- Year
- 1st half 1st c.
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 6.21 g
- Diameter
- 23 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-DYN-B29-003
- Year
- 1st half 1st c.
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Copper
- Weight / Diameter
- 6.21 g · 23 mm
Single Unit · 171-145 BCE
Eucratides I
- Year
- 171-145 BCE
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Weight
- 2.7 g
- Diameter
- 14 mm
- Catalogue
- CI-BAC-B08-022
- Year
- 171-145 BCE
- Mint
- 2 Mints
- Metal
- Copper
- Weight / Diameter
- 2.7 g · 14 mm