Lot 69
Ancient Kunindas Tribal Republic Amoghabhuti Silver Dramma
Auction # 26 Lucknow (Online)
- Estimated Price (INR)
- 5000 - 7000
- Opening Bid -
- Catalog Reference #
- Pieper # 1221, pg. 184
- Metal Composition
- Silver
- Lot Grade/Condition
- about very fine
- Diameter
- 17.14 mm
- Weight
- 2.28 gms
- Denomination
- Dramma
- Calendar/Year
- c. 2nd-1st Century BC
Ancient, Kunindas, Tribal Republic, Amoghabhuti (c. 2nd-1st Century BC), Silver Dramma, 2.28 gms, 17.14 mm, Obverse: Deer to right with a fire-altar on its back, Shrivatsa in between the horns, Goddess Lakshmi standing in front of deer and holding a lotus stalk, Brahmi legend around reading as ‘RajnoKunimdasaAmoghabhutisaMaharajasa’, a Sun with eighteen rays at 7 O clock position in-between the legend, Reverse: Six arched hill at center surmounted by an altar, Nandipada on top, Triangle standard and Swastika in left field, Tree-in-railing in right field, Wavy line below, Kharoshthi legend around reading as ‘Rana KunimdasaAmoghabhutisaMaharajasa‘, Pieper # 1221, pg. 184, about very fine, rare.