Lot 3

Ancient Western Maharashtra Balamitra

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Catalog Reference #
Reference # Unlisted in Major Publications
Metal Composition
Copper
Lot Grade/Condition
about very fine
Diameter
12.87x15.26 mm
Weight
2.96 gms
Denomination
Unit
Calendar/Year
c. 2nd-1st Century BC

Ancient, Western Maharashtra, Balamitra (c. 2nd-1st Century BC), Copper Unit, 2.96 gms, 12.87x15.26 mm, Obverse: Six arch hill (Chaitya) at center, Brahmi legend in right field reading top to bottom as ‘Balamitasa’, Traces of an undertype, Reverse: Ujjain symbol with taurines interspersed between perpendicular shafts, Reference # Unlisted in Major Publications, about very fine, very rare.