The punch marked silver coins carrying symbols of the hill, crescent and the peacock was the imperial currency of Mauryan Empire. The royal road ran from Patliputra to Nepal through Vaishali and ...
The Mauryan Empire (322 BCE - 185 BCE) was the first and one of the most influential empires in the Indian subcontinent. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE, it extended from present-day ...