page_title: Damaru
section_title: Damaru-coinage of Kosambi
hierarchical_section_title: Damaru / In Hinduism / Damaru-coinage of Kosambi
caption_attribution_description: English: In the post-Mauryan period a tribal society at Kosambi (modern Allahabad) made cast copper coinage with and without punchmarks. Their coinage resemble the Damaru-drum. All such coinage has been attributed to the Kosambi. These coins were found in a hoard dated to c. the 1st century BC. Many Indian museums, such as the National Museum, have these coins in their collections. Sharma, Savita "Damaru-shaped Coins from Kausambi" in Society of Bombay. Numismatic Digest, 5, pp.&#160;1–3 OCLC&#58; 150424986.&#32;
context_page_description: A damaru is a small two-headed drum, used in Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism. In Hinduism, the damru is known as the instrument of the deity Shiva, and is said to be created by Shiva to produce spiritual sounds by which the whole universe has been created and regulated. In Tibetan Buddhism, the damaru is used as an instrument in tantric practices.
context_section_description: In the post-Mauryan period a tribal society at Kosambi (modern Allahabad district) made cast copper coinage with and without punchmarks. Their coinage resemble the Damaru-drum. All such coinage has been attributed to the Kosambi. Many Indian museums, such as the National Museum, have these coins in their collections.
caption: Two Damaru-shaped coins from the Gangetic Valley.
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