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van 't Haaff, P. Anne, Saurashtra (c. 450-50 BC) Surasena (c. 500 - 350 BC): Silver Punchmarked Coinage, Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies, Mumbai, 2004, 120 pages, softcover. Part of the AHATA project to create a comprehensive catalogue of ancient Indian punch marked coinage. The Saurashtra Janapada was in west-central India. The geography of the Sarasena Janapada is not fully known. Its capital was Mathura, located on the Jumna River. The Saurashtra coinage is very complicated because of frequent overstrikes, so symbols and not always clear. The Sarasena coinage is simpler, most with a lion and a fish. The author has done a marvelous job of identifying, classifying and arranging the symbols found on coins of both Janapadas. An excellent catalogue with good line drawings and photographs of each coin, ex James Farr Numismatic Library.

Estimate: 30-50 USD