Lot 8

Ancient Punch Marked Coinage Avanti Mahajanapada Betul & Tapti valley Silver Karshapana

Auction # 15 Lucknow (Online)


  • Estimated Price (INR)
  • 4000 - 5000
  • Price Realised -
  • Auction Completed!

Catalog Reference #
Ref # P.P. Kulkarni, Archaic coinage of Godavari valley, Type B2, pg. 159
Metal Composition
Silver
Lot Grade/Condition
very fine
Diameter
12.38 mm
Weight
1.22 gms
Denomination
Karshapana
Calendar/Year
6th-4th Century BC

Ancient, Punch Marked Coinage, Avanti MahajanapadaBetul & Tapti valley, (6th-4th Century BC), Silver Karshapana, 1.22 gms, 12.38 mm, Obverse: ABCB configuration with punches of Elephant x1, Triskelis symbol x2, Omega symbol with dot inside x1, Reverse: Uniface, Attributable to Avanti Mahajanapada based on Omega symbol and provenance, Ref # P.P. Kulkarni, Archaic coinage of Godavari valley, Type B2, pg. 159, RRR, specimen has anticlockwise triskelis but the offered specimen here has a clockwise triskelis, hence an unlisted variety, very fine, very rare.