Ancient; Eran city ; c. 2nd century BC AE karshapana

Description

Ancient; Eran city, c. 2nd century BC
AE karshapana ( 7.42 Grams )
Obverse: Horse walking left ; Elephant walking right along with flowing river with fishes.
Reverse: Blank
Ref: Wilfried Pieper, Ancient Indian Coins Revisited, 464
The Eran-Vidisha region is the source of a distinctive series of punchmarked copper coins. This attractive coinage of eastern Malwa developed after the collapse of the Mauryan empire when political control devolved to local rulers.