Lot 67
Ancient Kunindas Tribal Republic Amoghabhuti Silver Drachm
Auction # 22 Lucknow (Online)
- Estimated Price (INR)
- 3000 - 4000
- Current Bid -
- Catalog Reference #
- Pieper # 1236, pg. 186
- Metal Composition
- Silver
- Lot Grade/Condition
- very fine
- Diameter
- 17.44 mm
- Weight
- 2.30 gms
- Denomination
- Drachm
- Calendar/Year
- 2nd-1st Century BC
Ancient, Kunindas, Tribal Republic, Amoghabhuti (2nd-1st Century BC), Silver Drachm, 2.30 gms, 17.44 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 ‘RajnoKuni(m)dasyaAmoghabhutisaMaharajasa’, A Nandipada between the words ‘Amoghabhutisa’ and ‘Maharajasa’, 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, An additional Shrivatsa above Swastika, Kharoshthi legend around ‘Rana Kuni(m)dasaAmoghabhutisaMaharajasa‘, Pieper # 1236, pg. 186, very fine, very rare.