"The bas-relief at Pauni or Bharhut in India, which dates back to about the second century B.C., represents a vacant throne protected by a naga with many heads. It also bears an inscription of the Naga Mucalinda (Fig. 3)" SPAFA Digest: Journal Of SEAMEO Project in Archaeology and Fine Arts (SPAFA). SPAFA Co-ordinating Unit. 1987. p. 4.
"The excavations at Pauni, a village in the Bhandara district of Maharashtra, conducted jointly with the ASl, deserve a prominent mention in this connection. These excavations have revealed that Pauni was an important centre of the Hinayana Buddhism from the Maurya to the Satavahana period. Remains of some stupas, one of them of a larger diameter than that of the main stupa at Sanchi, were uncovered. The Buddhism establishment, which had a beginning in the Maurya period, enjoyed great prosperity under the Satavahanas as can be inferred from the excavated objects. Some interesting Satavahana and Kshtrapa copper and potin coins were also discovered. Of these particular preference must be made to a unique potin coin which has to be attributed to one of the early Satakarnis, preferably Satakarni l." in Sitapati, Pidatala; Sastry, V. V. Krishna (1981). Satavahana Seminar, 26th to 28th March, 1981: Souvenir. Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 50.
"Pauni : (Vidarbha) The latest site which contributed valuable numismatic evidence confirming, once and for all, ancient Vidarbha's early Satavahana affiliation is Pauni, in district Bhandara. Two seasons of joint excavation (1968-70) by the Nagpur University and the Archaeological Survey of India yielded reliable coin data from both the Stupa sites." in Sarma, Inguva Karthikeya (1980). Coinage of the Satavahana Empire. Agam. p. 38.
"Coins of a number of Satavahana rulers from Gautamiputra Satakarni onward have been discovered in large numbers in the Vidarbha region. However, no coin of any earlier king has been reported so far. The present coin is, therefore, the first coin of Sri-Satakarni to be reported from Vidarbha. Another potin coin of Sri-Satakarni has been recently discovered at Pauni 2. The discovery of these coins indicates for the first time the possibility of the rule of the early Satavahanas over the Vidarbha region." Deo, Shantaram Bhalchandra; Joshi, Jagat Pati (1972). Pauni Excavation, 1969-70. Nagpur University. p. 99.
"The pillar inscription of Rupiamma from Pauni (1-41) may present a similar example. In it, Rupiamma is described as Mahakhattava-kumära ; he is a son or prince of the mahäksatrapa; the title in itself is felt to be sufficient identification" Vienna Journal of South Asian Studies (in German). E.J. Brill. 1974. p. 21.
Mirashi, V. V. (1965). "A Pillar Inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rupiamma from Pawni". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 27: 51–54. ISSN2249-1937. JSTOR44140583.
Mirashi, V. V. (1965). "A Pillar Inscription of Mahakshatrapa Rupiamma from Pawni". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 27: 51–54. ISSN2249-1937. JSTOR44140583.
