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ANCI
Lot No.1
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Silver
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.
Fine, Scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 1,500-2,000
Sold For :
Rs. 7,500
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Lot No.2
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Copper
Post-Mauryan Vidarbha / Marathwada region, inscribed die -struck coin of (Va?)sasami, (200-150 BC), 1.29g. Obv: Bull walking to right, tree-in-railing in its front; Shrivatsa, 'Ujjain' symbol and a Treskelis above. Rev: Brahmi legend (Va?)sa / sami in two lines, 'Ujjain' symbol to its right.
Very Fine, Very Rare.
The name of the ruler who struck this coin is tentatively restored as 'Vasasami' (Vasuswami). He appears to be one of the post-Mauryan independent rulers in this region which only recently have come to light.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 4,000-5,000
Sold For :
Rs. 7,200
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Lot No.3
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Copper
Post-Mauryan Vidarbha / Marathwada region, uninscribed die- struck coin (150-100 BC), depicting 'Abhisheka Shrivatsa' motif, 4.83g. Obv: Shrivatsa 'Shri' placed above a lotus bloom in profile, flanked by two elephants standing on similarly depicted lotus blooms, lustrating her with water pots held in trunks. Rev: Tree with large leaves in a railing, several small ancillary symbols around including taurines, Nandipada, 'Ujjain' symbol and a fish.
Very Fine, Rare.
The goddess 'Shri' or Lakshmi is depicted here in her symbolic form of 'Shrivatsa', being anointed by a pair of elephants. The motif thus bridges the 'symbolic' to 'anthropoid' transition and throws important light on the evolution of the iconography of the celebrated 'Abhisheka Lakshmi' design.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 4,500
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Lot No.4
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Copper
Post-Mauryan South Vidarbha, Sebaka (150-100 BC), 'elephant' type Copper Coin, 4.86g. Obv: Elephant walking to right, wavy line below; Brahmi legend …ño Sebaka… above. Rev: Traces of bold Nandipada drawn with double lines, a circle with Swastikas below to its left; the rest obliterated by a counterstamp of 'tree-in-railing' symbol.
Very Fine, Very Scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 1,500-2,000
Sold For :
Rs. 2,200
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Lot No.5
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Copper
Post-Mauryan Vidarbha / Marathwada region, uninscribed 'bull' type die-struck coin attributed to Kutapada (150-100 BC), 2.48g. Obv: Bull walking to right, river with fishes below. Rev: Circle flanked by 'Caduceus' symbol to left within a rectangular border.
Very Fine, Rare.
Although this coin is uninscribed, the stylistic and typological similarities it shares with the inscribed coins of Kutapada make its attribution to the ruler certain.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,500-3,000
Sold For :
Rs. 4,200
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Lot No.6
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Copper
Post-Mauryan Vidarbha / Marathwada region, King Kutapada (150-100 BC), 'bull' type Copper Coin, 3.46g. Obv: Bull walking to right, Brahmi legend Kutapadasa inscribed upside down above. Rev: Bold Nandipada in centre, flanked by a circle to left; traces of other symbols around.
Very Fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,500-3,000
Sold For :
Rs. 4,400
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Lot No.7
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Copper
Erikachha (Erach) city state, cast Copper Coin of heavy weight, (150-100 BC), 10.22g. Obv: Nandipada, triangle-headed standard and Swastika in a row. Rev: Tree-in-railing and strung bow and arrow; Brahmi legend Erakachha below.
Fine, Very Scarce.
Erach, located in Jhansi district, was an important trading settlement on the river Betwa during the Early Historic period.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,000-2,500
Sold For :
Rs. 2,600
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Lot No.8
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Copper
Mathura, 'Datta' rulers, c. 100 BC, die-struck Copper alloy Coin of Bhavadatta, 3.21g. Obv: Brahmi legend Bhavadatasa in bold letters in centre; stylized depiction of a goddess, possibly flanked by a three-arched hill below it and traces of other symbols above. Rev: Elephant walking to left.
Very Fine, Rare.
The coins of 'Datta'-rulers of Mathura are much rarer than the 'Mitra'-rulers.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 15,000
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Lot No.9
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Copper
Maharathis of Satavahana Era, Vidarbha (150-200 AD), alloyed Copper Coin of Maharathi Talathata, 4.03g. Obv: Threearched hill surmounted by crescent and flanked by two small taurines; Brahmi legend above …Maharathisa Talatathasa. Rev: Tree with broad leaves radially fanning out, within a railing.
Very Fine, Rare.
This and the following lot prove the historical existence of this Maharathi for the first time.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 6,000-8,000
Sold For :
Rs. 12,000
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Lot No.10
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Copper
Maharathis of Satavahana Era, Vidarbha (150-200 AD), Copper Coin of Maharathi Talathata, 3.68g. Obv: Three-arched hill surmounted by crescent and flanked by two small taurines; Brahmi legend above …Maharathisa Talatathasa. Rev: Tree with broad leaves, within a railing.
Very Fine+, Very Rare.
This coin is counter struck on another coin but unfortunately the under type cannot be identified.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 7,000-8,000
Sold For :
Rs. 12,000
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Lot No.11
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Copper
Satavahanas, uninscribed copper coin attributed to Siri Satakani, c. 100-50BC, 'elephant'-type of Vidarbha, 2.86g. Obv: Elephant with raised trunk walking to right. Rev: 'Ujjain'-symbol.
Very Fine+, Scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 1,000-1,200
Sold For :
Rs. 1,700
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Lot No.12
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Silver
Indo-Greeks, Antimachos II (160-155 BC), Silver Drachm, BN Series 1, 2.38g. Obv: Winged Nike walking to left; Greek legend BASIELOS NIKEPhOROUANTIMAKhOU around. Rev: Equestrian soldier riding to right, Kharoshthi legend Maharajasa Jayadarasa Antimakhasa around.
Extremely Fine, Rare in this grade.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 6,000-8,000
Sold For :
Rs. 12,500
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Lot No.13
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Silver
Indo-Greeks, Menander (160-145 BC), Silver Drachm, 2.47g. Obv: Helmeted and diademed bust of King, Greek legend BASILEOS SOTEROS MENANDROU in two parts. Rev: Athena Alkidemos, brandishing thunderbolt facing left, Kharoshthi legend Maharajasa Tratarasa Menadrasa in a continuous circle, monogram in right field.
Extremely Fine, Rare in this grade.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 5,000-7,000
Sold For :
Rs. 7,500
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Lot No.14
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Silver
Indo-Greeks, Menander (160-145 BC), Silver Drachm, 2.44g. Obv: Diademed bust of King thrusting a javelin to left, Greek legend BASILEOS SOTEROS MENADROU in two parts. Rev: Athena Alkidemos, brandishing thunderbolt facing left, Kharoshthi legend Maharajasa Tratarasu Menadrasa in two parts, monogram in right field.
Extremely Fine, Rare in this grade.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 6,000-8,000
Sold For :
Rs. 8,000
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Lot No.15
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Copper
Indo-Greeks, crude imitation of Apollodotos II / Zoilos II Copper Coin from Gujarat (50 BC), 3.73g. Obv: Apollo standing holding bow, facing right; traces of Greek legend to left. Rev: Tripod of Apollo in centre, monogram to right, Kharoshthi letter 'pi' to left, all enclosed in dotted border; traces of Kharoshthi legend around.
Very Fine, Very Scarce.
These imitative coins fill an important historical gap between the decline of the Indo-Greeks and the advent of the Kshaharata Kshatrapas in 1st century BC Gujarat.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 1,500-2,000
Sold For :
Rs. 2,300
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Lot No.16
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Silver
Republic of the Vrishni Peoples (10-40AD), Silver Drachm, MIGIS Type 928 variation, 2.15g. Obv: Standard, topped by a Nandipada finial and an elephant's head and forepart of a leaping lion below it, in an ornamental railing; Brahmi legend (Vŗ)shņi Rajaña Ganasya Tratarasya (वृ)ष्णी राजञ गणस्य त्रतरस्य reading anticlockwise outwards below. Rev: Ornate 14-spoked wheel with scalloped outer rim; Kharoshthi legend from 3 o'clock to 9 o'clock Vŗshņi Rajaña Ganasa (Trata)...
Very Fine, Exceedingly Rare and a historically Important coin.
The coins of the Vrishnis are by far the rarest of the so-called 'Tribal' coins of India. Only one silver specimen, from the Alexander Cunningham collection, is known to exist in the British Museum and has been published by Mitchiner as Type 928 in MIGIS. The coin offered here differs from the known example is certain ways – it has the Brahmi legend oriented in a different way and it shows more hybridisation in the language. The motifs on the coins have generated considerable discussion too. The depiction of the standard here is unique in numismatic art. The wheel, along with the Nandipada, elephant and lion, all suggest a Buddhist connection, however the imagery is packaged in the Pancaratra or proto-Vaishnava idiom. As such the coin is an excellent example of how symbols speak different cultic 'languages' and can adopt interesting forms. It is interesting to note that standards with similar capitals – a composite lion-plough and wheel – are seen on the early Western Kshatrapa coins. The Vrishnis were known to Panini and to Kautilya; the latter describes them as a Sangha. In the Mahabharata they are counted amongst the Vratya brotherhood of Kshatriyas. As one of the Yadava clans they are closely associated with Krishna in myth and lore. It is said that they migrated to Dwaraka from Mathura, after Krishna's capital was besieged by the demon Kalayavana. The reference to 'Yavana' here and the subsequent migration from Mathura may have had some historical basis.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 1,00,000-1,25,000
Sold For :
Rs. 27,00,000
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Lot No.17
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Copper
Western Kshatrapas, Kshaharata dynasty, Bhumaka (10-33AD), Copper Drachm, 5.10g. Obv: Thunderbolt and arrow; traces of Kharoshthi legend around. Rev: Lion-plough and wheel standards; Brahmi legend Kshaharatasa Kshatra… Fishman 4.5.
Very Fine, Very Scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 1,500-2,000
Sold For :
Rs. 1,800
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Lot No.18
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Silver
Western Kshatrapas, Kardamaka dynasty, Chashtana as Mahakshatrapa (78-120AD), Silver Drachm 2.16g. Obv: Wellexecuted bust of king facing right, wearing typical flat cap and earrings; Greco-Prakrit inscription RANNIO SATRA… around. Rev: Dynastic emblem in the centre; Brahmi legend (Rajño Maha) kshatrapasa Zamotikaputr as a Chashtanasa around and Kharoshthiletters Raño Chatha… afterwards, Fishman type 4.8.
Very Fine+, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 4,000-5,000
Sold For :
Rs. 6,300
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Lot No.19
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Silver
Western Kshatrapas, Kardamaka dynasty, Chashtana as Mahakshatrapa (78-120AD), Silver Drachm 1.98g. Obv: Wellexecuted bust of king facing right, wearing typical flat cap and earrings; traces of Greco-Prakrit inscription around. Rev: Dynastic emblem in the centre; Brahmi legend (Rajño Maha) kshatrapasa Zamotikaputrasa Chashtanasa around and traces of a Kharoshthi stub afterwards, Fishman type 4.8.
Very Fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 7,000
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Lot No.20
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Silver
Western Kshatrapas, Kardamaka dynasty, Damajadashri I (Damazada II) as Kshatrapa, struck before 165 AD, Silver Drachm, 1.86g. Obv: Profile bust of king facing right, Greek legend around. Rev: Dynastic emblem in centre; Brahmi legend Rajño Mahakshatra… Rajño Mahakshatrapasa Damajadashriya. Fishman 9.1 ('Mint A').
Fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,500-3,000
Sold For :
Rs. 2,500
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Lot No.21
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Silver
Western Kshatrapas, Kardamaka dynasty, Damajadashri I (Damazada II) as Mahakshatrapa (165-177 AD), Silver Drachm, 1.94g. Obv: Profile bust of king facing right, Greek legend around. Rev: Dynastic emblem in centre; Brahmi legend Rajño Mahakshatra… Rajño Mahakshatrapasa Damajadashri. Fishman 9.2 ('Mint A').
Very Fine+, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 3,000
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Lot No.22
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Silver
Western Kshatrapas, Kardamaka dynasty, Damajadashri I (Damazada II) as Mahakshatrapa, (165-177AD), Silver Drachm 1.99g. Obv: Profile bust of king facing right, Greek legend around. Rev: Dynastic emblem in centre; Brahmi legend Rajño Mahakshatrapasa (Rudradamaputrasa) Rajño Mahakshatrapasa Damajadashriya, Fishman 9.2 ('Mint A').
Very Fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,500-3,000
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Lot No.23
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Silver
Western Kshatrapas, Kardamaka dynasty, Damajadashri I (Damazada II) as Mahakshatrapa, (165-177AD), Silver Drachm, 2.04g. Obv: Profile bust of king facing right, Greek legend around. Rev: Dynastic emblem in centre; Brahmi legend Rajño Mahakshatrapasa Rudradamaputrasa Rajño Mahakshatrapasa Damazadasa, Fishman 10.2 ('Mint B').
About Extremely Fine, Very Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 5,000-7,000
Sold For :
Rs. 7,500
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Lot No.24
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Silver
Western Kshatrapas, Kardamaka dynasty, Rudrasimha I as Kshatrapa (165-177 AD), Silver Drachm, 1.93g. Obv: Profile bust of king facing right, Greek legend around. Rev: Dynastic emblem in centre; Brahmi legend Rajño Mahakshatrapas Rudradamnaputrasa Rajñahkshatrapasa Rudrasi(hasa. Fishman 11.1 ('Mint A').
About Extremely Fine, Very Scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,000-2,500
Sold For :
Rs. 2,000
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Lot No.25
AUC25
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-08-2016
Silver
Western Kshatrapas, Kardamaka dynasty, Rudrasimha I as Mahakshatrapa (1st reign 178-188 AD), Silver Drachm, dated SE 100, 2.00g. Obv: Profile bust of king facing right, Greek legend around and date behind the head. Rev: Dynastic emblem in centre; Brahmi legend Rajño Mahakshatrapasa Rudradamaputrasa Rajño Mahakshatrapasa Rudrasihasa. Fishman 11.6.100 ('Mint B').
Very Fine+, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
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