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Solar disc and ankh-like symbols on punch-marked coins

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Solar disc and ankh-like symbols on punch-marked coins.

Some of the symbols used on punch-marked coins.

Early punch-marked coins

Northern India, about 400-350 B.C.

Early punch-marked coins were associated with the important river-based trade routes of India. Each region had its own weights, style, and marks. Though coins may have been issued by kings, or tribes, or guilds, no-one chose to advertise their authority as part of the coins' design.

Solar disc and ankh-like symbols on punch-marked coins
Taken on  Friday 14th of August 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Genre:  400-350 B.C.
Source:  London, United Kingdom
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