Punch Marked Coins, Panchala Janapada, Silver 1½ Shana, 1.96g, single symbol type. Geometrical mark. The present coin represents the earliest phase of this janapada and is clearly comparable with the contemporary coinage of Malla Janapada (Rjgr S# 72). The later phase coinage of Panchala is slightly lower in weight and significantly smaller in size. (Rjgr S# 73, Type 1160). Very fine, rare. Panchala was a very ancient janapada, finding multiple references in Mahabharata. Draupadi, the wife of Pandavas was the princess of Panchala and hence, also known as 'Panchali'. The janapada also finds mention in Jatakas, Divyavadan and is also listed as one of the 16 janapadas of the times of Buddha, in Anguttara Nikaya. Assimilated in Magadha at around 350 BC.