Silver karshapana of Salisuka (c.215-202 BC), Pataliputra, Mauryan Empire, India (G/H #543)

Five punch-marked symbols / Small bankers' marks. Irregular flat silver planchet, 15mmx10mm, 3.38 grams. Pataliputra mint. Gupta/Hardaker ISPC VI IV A 18 (#543); Mitchiner ACW 4203ff.

Salisuka Maurya was a ruler of the Indian Mauryan dynasty. He ruled from 215-202 BCE. He was the successor of Samprati Maurya. The Yuga Purana section of the Gargi Samhita mentions him as wicked, quarrelsome, unrighteous ruler, who cruelly oppressed his subjects.