Lot 57
Ancient Deccan Prithvimaharaja Vishnukundin fabric Copper Alloy Unit
Auction # 18 Lucknow (Online)
- Estimated Price (INR)
- 800 - 1000
- Price Realised -
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Auction Completed!
- Catalog Reference #
- Pieper # 3001
- Metal Composition
- Copper Alloy
- Lot Grade/Condition
- very fine
- Diameter
- 13.95 mm
- Weight
- 3.05 gms
- Denomination
- Unit
- Calendar/Year
- 5th-6th Century AD
Ancient, Deccan, Prithvimaharaja (5th-6th Century AD), Vishnukundin fabric, Copper Alloy Unit, 3.05 gms, 13.95 mm, Obverse: Seated majestic lion facing right, Brahmi legend above ‘ShriRa(ma)’, All within a circular border, Reverse: A conch flanked by lamps on either side and inside a rayed circle, This coin is believed to be an issue of Prithvimaharaja, a Kashyapa gotra king who had the epithet ‘ShriRama’ and was a feudatory of the Vishnukundins, Pieper # 3001, very fine, rare.