Coins similar to that of copper plates throw considerable light on the ancient and mediaeval history of Odisha. The coins so far discovered represent only a few royal dynasties of Odisha. In additions a new variety of punch- marked coins of pre-Maurya and Mauryan age, Kushana and Puri Kushana coins, Gupta gold coins, coins of Sri Nanda Kalachuri and Yadava gold coins, Ganga gold fanams and silver coins of some Mughal emperors have discovered.