Lot 4
Ancient Magadha Mahajanapada Punch Marked Coinage Lower Middle Ganga Valley Series 0 Type 08 Silver Unit
Auction # 25 Lucknow (Online)
- Estimated Price (INR)
- 20000 - 25000
- Unsold
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Auction Completed!
- Catalog Reference #
- Gupta & Hardaker # Magadha-Maurya Series, Series 0, Type 08, pg. 84
- Metal Composition
- Silver
- Lot Grade/Condition
- about very fine
- Diameter
- 26.08 mm
- Weight
- 5.39 gms
- Denomination
- Unit
- Calendar/Year
- c. 6th-5th Century BC
Ancient, Magadha Mahajanapada, Punch Marked Coinage, Lower Middle Ganga Valley (c. 6th-5th Century BC), Silver Unit, 5.39 gms, 26.08 mm, Obverse: 3 Main punches of Sun, Six armed symbol and Fish, other Bankers’ marks, Reverse: Banker’s mark, Gupta & Hardaker # Magadha-Maurya Series, Series 0, Type 08, pg. 84, very fine, extremely rare.
The three symbol type PMCs are among the earliest issues of the Magadhan PMC series and even pre-date the regular four symbol coins of Series 0.