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SHAKYA: Anonymous, ca. 6th century BC, AR 5 shana (6.41g)

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SHAKYA: Anonymous, ca. 6th century BC, AR 5 shana (6.41g)
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SHAKYA: Anonymous, ca. 6th century BC, AR 5 shana (6.41g), Ra-532, different state symbol, also of Shakya, probably used at a different mint, with several banker's marks, as usual, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, S. The Shakya capital was known as Kapilavastu, about 10 miles west of Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, now in Nepal, just a few miles north of the Indian border. These are the earliest coins issued by a state located in modern Nepal.