INDIA, Pre-Mauryan (Ganges Valley). Kurus (Kurukshetras). Circa 500-450 BC. 1/2 Karshapana (Silver, 15 mm, 1.35 g). Ornate triskeles with pellets. Rev. Blank. Rajgor series 21, 426. Rare and nicely toned. Some areas of weakness, otherwise, about very fine.

Ex Leu Web Auction 16, 22-24 May 2021, 1613.

This punch-marked type was issued in the Babyal region of Haryana. It is an early variety with a blank reverse, issued before the expanding Magadha kingdom took over this janapada.