Lot 208

Hindu Medieval Deccan Copper Alloy Unit

Auction # 17 Lucknow (Online)


  • Estimated Price (INR)
  • 1000 - 1200
  • Price Realised -
  • Auction Completed!

Catalog Reference #
#
Metal Composition
Copper
Lot Grade/Condition
fine to very fine
Diameter
13.26 mm
Weight
1.70 gms
Denomination
Alloy Unit
Calendar/Year
c. 6th-8th Century AD

Hindu Medieval, Deccan, (c. 6th-8th Century AD), Copper Alloy Unit, 1.70 gms, 13.26 mm, Obverse: A boar to left, Sun and Moon above, Reverse: Letter ‘Shri’, Based on the obverse boar motif and the palaeography of the reverse letter, the coin can be tentatively assigned to the Badami Chalukyas or the early Rashtrakutas, fine to very fine, extremely rare.