Lot 62

Ancient Ujjain Region Copper Unit

Auction # 26 Lucknow (Online)


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Catalog Reference #
Pieper # 789, pg. 114
Metal Composition
Copper
Lot Grade/Condition
very fine
Diameter
11.38 mm
Weight
1.70 gms
Denomination
Unit
Calendar/Year
c. 1st Century BC

Ancient, Ujjain Region, (c. 1st Century BC), Copper Unit, 1.70 gms, 11.38 mm, Obverse: Standing Deity facing to left, holding a curved object (weapon?) in his left hand, Kamandalu in his right hand, a wavy object (snake?) in extreme left field, Ujjain symbol in top left field, Reverse: Uniface, The inscribed version of this coin type reads as Brahma, suggesting that the deity depicted may be Brahma, Pieper # 789, pg. 114, very fine, rare.