Coins Of Post Mauryan Period
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EXAMIVERSE
Overview of Post-Mauryan Coinage
Period: Circa 185 BCE to 100 CE, spanning Śunga, Indo-Greek, Indo-Scythian, Kushan, Satavāhana, and regional janapada issues.
Materials: Primarily copper and silver; punch-marked silver persisted in the south, while northwestern realms embraced copper cast die-struck methods.
Significance: Coins reveal administrative authorities, trade networks, and religious iconography re-emerging after Mauryan centralization.