Lot 149

Ancient, Kunindas, Tribal Republic, Amoghabhuti (2nd-1st Century BC), Silver Drachm, 2.29 gms, 16.86 mm, Obverse: Deer to right with a fire-altar on its back, Shrivatsa in between the horns, Standing goddess Lakshmi holding a lotus stalk in front of deer, Brahmi legend around reading ‘RajnoKun (m)dasaAmoghabhutisaMaharajasa’, A dotted circle (Sun?) between the words Maharajasa and Rajno, Reverse: Six arched hill (Chaitya) 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 ‘Rana Kuni(m)dasaAmoghabhutisaMaharajasa‘, Pieper # 1220, pg. 184, very fine to extremely fine, very rare.