Lot 234
Ancient Western Kshtrapas Kshaharatas Nahapana Lead Unit
Auction # 12 Lucknow (Online)
- Estimated Price (INR)
- 3000 - 3500
- Price Realised -
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Auction Completed!
- Catalog Reference #
- Pieper # 3347, pg. 544
- Metal Composition
- Lead
- Lot Grade/Condition
- very fine
- Diameter
- 18.09 mm
- Weight
- 3.74 gms
- Denomination
- Unit
- Calendar/Year
- 1st Century AD
Ancient, Western Kshtrapas (Kshaharatas), Nahapana (1st Century AD), Lead Unit, 3.74 gms, 18.09 mm, Obverse: Maned lion to left, Three arched hill below lion, Reverse: Thunderbolt, Arrow and a Strung bow, The appearance of Nahapana’s symbols i.e. Thunderbolt and Arrow along with Kura symbol of strung bow indicates a political alliance between them against their common enemy, the Satavahanas, Shailendra Bhandare # unpublished thesis on Satavahanas, academia, Pieper # 3347, pg. 544, very fine, very scarce.