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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Evolution of Indian Coinage: From Punch-Marked Coins to the Mughal Rupee (c.4th century BCE–17th century CE)

Evolution of Indian Coinage: From Punch-Marked Coins to the Mughal Rupee (c.4th century BCE–17th century CE)

  2. Punch-marked coinage used under the Mauryas

    Labels: Mauryan Empire, Punch-marked coins

  3. Hellenistic-style coinage enters northwestern India

    Labels: Indo-Greek kingdoms, Hellenistic coinage

  4. Indo-Greek bilingual coins normalize legends

    Labels: Indo-Greek coins, Bilingual legends

  5. Kushan gold coinage expands imperial messaging

    Labels: Kushan Empire, Gold coinage

  7. Chola kasu displays dynastic symbols in the south

    Labels: Chola dynasty, Kasu

  8. Iltutmish introduces tanka and jital system

    Labels: Iltutmish, Tanka and

  9. Tanka legacy shapes later “rupee” lineage

    Labels: Tanka tradition, Rupee lineage

  10. Sher Shah Suri issues standardized silver rupiya

    Labels: Sher Shah, Rupiya

  11. Dam copper coin complements the rupee system

    Labels: Dam coin, Copper coin

  12. Akbar systematizes Mughal weights and coinage

    Labels: Akbar, Mughal coinage