Archaic Silver-punch marked coin of Eastern Maharashtra region (Wainganga river system), Gondia hoard type, usually attributed to 'Vidarbha' Janapada (400-350 BC), struck to ½ Karshapana standard and ABCD symbolic configuration, 1.76g. View Lot

Imperial Magadhan, Silver 'Karshapana' Coin, GH series IV d, type IV-XXXI-G-13, no. 425 (c. 370-320 BC), 3.30g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun 2. Six-armed symbol 3. Hare over five-arched hill 4. Bull 5. Four fishes in a pond. View Lot

Archaic Silver Punch-marked coin of the Upper Krishna valley, Wai-Sultanpur region of Western Maharashtra, sometimes attributed to 'Ashmaka/ Kuntala Janapadas', similar to MCSI 5 but a ½ unit, 3.36g. Obv: 'Pulley'-like symbol without a 'treskelis' between the prongs. Rev: Traces of a similar symbol showing the coin is counterstruck on another coin of the same type. View Lot

Archaic Silver punch-marked coins, (350-250BC), attributed to “Surashtra Janapada” - four coins corresponding to Rajgor types 410 (0.89g. and 0.72g.), similar to 403c (0.82g.), 408 (0.68g.), various symbol on obverse. View Lot

Indo-Greeks, Apollodotos I (180-160 BC), Silver Drachm, BN series 4, 2.50g. Obv: Elephant walking to right; Greek legend BASILEOS APOLLODOTOU SOTEROS around, and a monogram below. Rev: Bull walking to right; Kharoshthi legend Maharajasa Apaladatasa Tratarasa around. View Lot

Indo-Greeks, Apollodotos I (180-160 BC), Silver Drachm, BN Series 4, 2.39g. Obv: Elephant facing right, monogram below; Greek legend BASILEOS APOLLODOTOU SOTEROS around. Rev: Bull standing facing right, monogram below; Kharoshthi legend Maharajasa Apaladatasa Tratarasa around. View Lot

Ujjayini, uninscribed die-struck Copper coin, MAC 4621, 4.63g. Obv: An array of symbols: tree-in-railing, fishes in a pond, wheel with arrowed spokes, 'Ujjain' symbol, triangle-headed standard, river with aquatic creatures. Rev: Bold 'Ujjain' symbol. View Lot

दक्षिणापथपति 'Dakshina-patha-pati'
An Important Collection of Ancient Coins from North-Central Deccan (Marathwada and Vidarbha), Belonging to the Post-Mauryan / Early Satavahana Period, c. 200-50 BC
This collection comprises of 142 coins of great historical significance that adds considerably to our knowledge of the History of ancient Maharashtra. It includes coins of hitherto unknown rulers and of interesting types. It includes several countermarked and counterstruck coins and fractional issues which open new vistas in understanding of Post-Mauryan, Pre-Satavahana and Satavahana history. A number of these coins may be from the recent find of coins at Pusad, dist. Yavatmal, Maharashtra – but a number of others are not. It is not possible to say which individual sites they were collected from but it is certain, from the types included, that they must have been picked up from the districts of Aurangabad, Akola, Buldhana, Yavatmal, Wardha and Nagpur. The coins are presented hereunder in eight classificatory groups, comprising of specimens related to each other through type characteristics and legends. The coins are described under 'Groups', some of them having a 'General type', with variations or interesting features listed for individual coins.

Group 1: 'Elephant' type coins with the legend Siri Sadavahana
These coins were attributed to a ruler named Satavahana thought to be the progenitor of the dynasty. Recent research has shown this to be wrong. The coins are issued by the dynastic name rather than an individual king's name during the period of Siri Satakani (100-50 BC), who was responsible for the firm establishment of Satavahana rule further East in Vidarbha, from his base in Western Maharashtra, in the regions around Junnar, Newase and Paithan.
General Type:
Obv: Elephant with upraised trunk walking to right, ancillary symbols around; Brahmi legend Raño Siri Sadavahanasa above. Rev: Bold Ujjain symbol with concentric circles as its orbs, one of which is modified as a 'Nandipada'; Swastikas (and other symbols) in quadrants.
Obv: Triangle-headed standard placed sideways above elephant, tree-in-railing in front, Shrivatsa under mouth; legend Raño Siri Sada(va)… Rev: Swastikas in quadrants, 4.10g.
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Archaic Silver punch-mark coin of Sherdi Hoard type, attributed to Saurashtra Janpada (450-300 BC), Silver ¼ Karshapana, 0.93g. Seated Goddess Lakshmi on obverse. View Lot

Archaic Silver Punch-marked, Coin of a type which was recently discovered and hitherto not properly studied. Weight (4.40g., corresponding to the 'Vimsatika' standard) and symbolic configuration (ABBC) indicates a series from the middle Gangetic Valley. The symbols are entirely geometric and composed of intricate whorls. View Lot

Archaic Silver-punch marked coin of the Eastern Maharashtra (Painganga/Wainganga river systems) (400-350 BC), struck to ABBC symbolic configuration, 1.74g. Four symbols: 1x Elephant to left, 1x Bull to right with crescent on its back and 2x Four taurines arranged in a cruciform with dots in each quadrant, Unpublished in major publications. View Lot

Archaic Silver Punch-marked coin (4), Kuntala Janapada (600-450 BC), Unit, 6.59g, ½ Unit, 3.46g, ¼ Unit, 1.64g and 1/8 Unit, 0.83g, Wai region, Western Maharashtra, Sultanpur hoard type with 'Pulley' symbol. Without the treskelis mark between the prongs of the Pulley. (4 Coins) View Lot

Indo-Greeks, Silver Attic Tetradrachm of Demetrios II (175-170 BC), BN series 1, 16.95g. Obv: Diademed and togate bust of the king to right. Rev: Athena standing facing resting a shield on the ground and holding a javelin in her hand; Greek legend BASILEOS to right and DEMETRIOU to left, Greek letter Gamma to top right and a monogram in left field. View Lot

Archaic Silver punch-marked coin from the Mahanadi river system, bearing four marks, 1x-Elephant, 1x-Bull, 1x-A grain-like pellet within a dotted border, 1x-A pair of oxen yoked to a plough (MATEC nos. 3951-3956), 1.19g. View Lot

Archaic Silver punch-marked coin, Kuntala Janapada, (c. 600-450 BC), 3.35g, Wai region, Western Maharashtra, Sultanpur hoard type with 'Pulley' symbol. Half unit or 3 Shana (Rajgor series 30), without the treskelis mark between the prongs of the Pulley. View Lot

Archaic Silver Punch-marked coin, Gandhara region, silver 'bent-bar', early type (flat bar with wide flan), (c. 450-400 BC), Rajgor series 34, 11.39g. Obv: two radiate symbols punched at extreme ends. Rev: blank. View Lot

Magadha, Imperial Silver punch-marked 'Karshapana' coin, GH Series II-285, 3.22g. Obv: five punches – sun, six-armed symbol, elephant, strung bow and arrow and four taurines within a rectangle. View Lot

Archaic Silver Punch-marked coin, 'Narhan hoard' or 'Ghagra-Gandak River Valley' region type, 5-Shana or 1 ½ Vimshatika standard, Rajgor 534 (attributed to 'Shakya Janapada'), 6.49g. View Lot

William IV, Silver Pattern Rupee, 1834, Calcutta Mint, milled Edge, 11.65g. Obv: comma after the Roman numerals IIII, Rev: values inEnglish, Hindi, Persian and Bengali. Re-strike. (Pr. 174) View Lot

Archaic Silver Punch marked coin from NW Uttar Pradesh, Kosala Janpada, (c.525-465 BC), 4.18g and 4.23g, 'Vimshatika' standard, type not in Rajgor. It is similar to Rajgor Series 60 or 'Jai but of ABCD type, with four different symbols. (2 Coins) View Lot

Archaic Silver, Punch Marked, Kuntala Janapada, (c.600 – 450 BC), 1.56g, Wai region, western Maharashtra, Sultanpur hoard type with 'Pulley' symbol. Quarter unit or 1 ½ Shana (Rajgor series 31), without the treskelis mark between the porngs of the Pulley. View Lot

William IV, Gold Mohur, 1835, Bombay Mint, obv. head to right, no incuse initials on the truncation of the neck, continuous legend rev. lion statant to left in front of a palm, restrike proof. (Pr 17). View Lot

Archaic silver, 1.2g, Punch-mark, coin of the 'Vidarbha' series of 'ABCD' (four different punches) type, c. 350-250 BC- a. open cross, b. 'grain basket' with four prongs, c. elephant to right, d. pair of bulls yoked to a plough. rev; plain. View Lot

Gold Plated (Solid ), Ancient Earring from Saurastra Area, 5.5 gm. View Lot

Punch-marked Coins, Ashmaka Janapada, Silver (2), ½ Karshapana, four symbol type, elephant to left and tree in railing with a pair of two symbols punched from the same punch, unifaced. Two different varieties. (2 Coins) View Lot