Ancient ; Surasena Janapada ; Silver 1/2 karshapana

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Ancient ; Surasena Janapada ; Silver 1/2 karshapana ; c. 400-350 BCE ; Weight: 1.42 Grams ; Fish over lion right ; Ref: van’t Haaff 1.3
Historical Note : The Surasena janapada was located in western Uttar Pradesh, with its capital at Mathura. The usual coins from Surasena feature what appear to be a “fish” over a “lion,” with added taurines, crescents and dots. Mitchiner assigned these coins to the Avanti janapada, but Rajgor assigns them to Surasena.