Watch List notes:

India, Surasena janapada. Ca. 500-350 B.C. AR 1/2 karshapana (13 mm, 1.74 g). Fish over stylized lion right; bold taurine to right / Blank. P. Anne van't Haaff, Saurashtra Surasena Silver Punchmarked Coinage, type 1.11. Silver ½ karshapana with taurine. Scarce and choice. .

The Surasena janapada was mentioned in the great Hindu epic Ramayana. The ancient Geek writers also referred to the kingdom of Sourasenoi and mentioned its capital as Methora (Mathura).