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Ancient India
Lot No.1
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Silver
Archaic Silver punch-marked coin - 'Narhan Hoard' type, attributed to 'Shakya / Malla Janapada' (c.500-400 BC), similar to Rajgor nos. 538 / 1099, 6.53g. Obverse has a bold punch in centre with 'five crescents around a dot' symbol.
Very fine+, Rare.
Rajgor has not listed coins with 'five crescents around a dot'; he lists 'four crescents around a dot' symbol.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 4,000-5,000
Sold For :
Rs. 22,000
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Lot No.2
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Silver
Archaic Silver punch-marked coin - 'Narhan Hoard' type, attributed to 'Shakya / Malla Janapada' (c.500-400 BC), similar to Rajgor nos. 538 / 1099, 6.52g. Obverse has a bold punch in centre with 'five crescents around a dot' symbol.
Very fine, Rare.
Rajgor has not listed coins with 'five crescents around a dot'; he lists 'four crescents around a dot' symbol.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 4,000-5,000
Sold For :
Rs. 4,600
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Lot No.3
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Silver
Archaic Silver punch-marked coin - 'Narhan Hoard' type, attributed to 'Shakya / Malla Janapada' (c.500-400 BC), similar to Rajgor nos. 538 / 1099, 6.49g. Obverse has a bold punch in centre with 'five crescents around a dot', with small ancillary punch to right.
Very fine, Rare.
Rajgor has not listed coins with 'five crescents around a dot'; he lists 'four crescents around a dot' symbol.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 4,000-5,000
Sold For :
Rs. 4,500
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Lot No.4
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Silver
Archaic Silver punch-marked coin - 'Narhan Hoard' type, attributed to 'Shakya / Malla Janapada' (c.500-400 BC), similar to Rajgor nos. 538 / 1099, 6.32g. Obverse has a bold punch in centre with 'five crescents around a dot', with small ancillary punches to right and left.
Very fine, Rare.
Rajgor has not listed coins with 'five crescents around a dot'; he lists 'four crescents around a dot' symbol.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 4,000-5,000
Sold For :
Rs. 5,200
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Lot No.5
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Silver
Archaic Silver Punch-marked coin - middle- Yamuna river system, attributed to 'Matsya' Janapada, struck to ½ Vimshatika standard, not listed in Rajgor, but published by Sharad Sharma in Numismatic Digest vol. 29-30 (2005-2006), 2.95g. Obverse bears a single punch with 'worms' or 'spaghetti'-like complex symbol, traces of an undertype on Reverse; the coin is manufactured by a 'flattened globule' technique.
Very fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 10,000-12,000
Sold For :
Rs. 15,000
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Lot No.6
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin of the Kosala Janapada, (c.525-465 BC), Karshapana, 3.14g, NW Uttar Pradesh standard, Rajgor series 64.
Very fine+, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,500-3,000
Sold For :
Rs. 2,500
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Lot No.7
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Silver
Archaic Silver punch-marked coin of the Wainganga River system, ancient Vidarbha region (c.400-350 BC), 1.70g. Obv: Four punches in ABBC configuration: 1 x elephant facing left, 1 x three taurines going around in a circle within a dotted border, and 2 x a composite symbol of three 'treskeles', circles and dots.
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 3,900
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Lot No.8
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Silver
Archaic Silver punch-marked coin of the Wainganga River system, ancient Vidarbha region (c.400-350 BC), 1.65g. Obv: Four punches in ABBC configuration - 1 x elephant to left, 1 x a turtle with dots and circles and 2 x a circle surrounded by four dots and crescents. Rev: traces of previous obverse type which has 1 x elephant facing right, 1 x indistinct dotted circle and 2 x six oblong dots around a central circle.
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 3,000
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Lot No.9
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Silver
Archaic Silver punch-marked coin of the Wainganga River system, ancient Vidarbha region (c.400-350 BC), 1.56g. Obv: four punches in ABBC configuration - 1x elephant, 1 x turtle with dots and circles; and 2 x a circle surrounded by four dots and crescents. Rev: traces of a previous obverse, elephant seen clearly.
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 3,000
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Lot No.10
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin from Gujarat/Kathiawad region, attributed to 'Surashtra Janapada' (c.350-250 BC), ¼ Karshapana, not listed in Rajgor, 0.69g. Obv: architectural structure, probably a Stupa, enclosed within a railing. Rev: traces of an undertype.
Very fine, Rare.
Coins depicting architectural motifs are extremely rare in the archaic punch-marked series. Here the symbol appears to represent the 'dome’of a Stupa within a railing, seen in planar perspective.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 4,000-5,000
Sold For :
Rs. 4,000
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Lot No.11
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin from Gujarat/Kathiawad region, attributed to 'Surashtra Janapada' (c.350-250 BC), ¼ Karshapana, not listed in Rajgor, 0.79g. Obv: architectural structure, probably a Stupa, enclosed within a railing, counterstruck over undertype of tree and other ancillary symbols. Rev: blank.
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,000-2,500
Sold For :
Rs. 2,300
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Lot No.12
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin from Gujarat/Kathiawad region, attributed to 'Surashtra Janapada' (c.350-250 BC), ¼ Karshapana, not listed in Rajgor, 0.73g. Obv: small animal above a bold taurine symbol. Rev: plain.
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 1,500-2,000
Sold For :
Rs. 1,500
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Lot No.13
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Silver
Archaic Silver punch-marked coins, (c.350-250BC), attributed to “Surashtra Janapada” - three coins corresponding to Rajgor types 410 (bull walking to left - 0.75g), 408 (bull/ horse walking to right - 0.58g) and 414 (dotted hill with ancillary symbols around - 0.53g), traces of undertypes on reverse. (3 coins)
Very fine, Scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 3,500
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Lot No.14
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Copper
Ancient Maharashtra, Marathwada / West Vidarbha region - inscribed die-struck coin of Bhumimitra, (c.200-150BC), unpublished in major sources, 2.83g. Obv: tree-in-railing flanked by three-arched hill and Shrivatsa to the right; Brahmi legend Bhumimitasa reading anticlockwise outwards above. Rev: bull walking to right, small 'Ujjain'-symbol above and traces of other symbols around.
Very fine+, Very rare.
The coins of a king named 'Bhumimitra' are known mainly from Malwa and in the inscribed
punch-marked series from East Vidarbha. The two might not be the same ruler, but this is the first instance of a 'Bhumimitra’ coin in the die-struck series from Maharashtra to have come to light. He could well be the same ruler who issued punch -marked coins further to the East.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 12,000-15,000
Sold For :
Rs. 14,000
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Lot No.15
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Copper
Ancient Maharashtra, Marathwada / West Vidarbha region - inscribed die-struck coin of Bala(?)mitra, (c.200-150BC), unpublished in major sources, 2.38g. Obv: an 'Ujjain'-symbol with one orb modified with a crescent; Brahmi legend …(la?)mitasa around Rev: a tree-in-railing and a six-arched hill; traces of undertype, which include an animal.
Very fine+, Very rare.
The coin is evidently overstruck on a previous type. The symbols suggest a Satavahana orientation but the name of the ruler clearly ends in '-Mitra'. These two features of the coin may have a political bearing.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 12,000-15,000
Sold For :
Rs. 14,000
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Lot No.16
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Copper
Ancient Eastern Malwa - uniface alloyed copper coin of Tripuri city state, (c.200-150BC), 6.93g. Obv: three-arched hill with crescent placed sideways, 'open cross' symbol to right; Brahmi legend Tipuri above.
Very fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 6,000-8,000
Sold For :
Rs. 13,000
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Lot No.17
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Copper
Kausambi / Vatsa' region, Uninscribed Copper Cast Coin, 'lanky bull' type, Pieper 976, 5.85g. Obv: 'lanky bull' walking to left; triangle-headed standard in front, Nandyavarta symbol above Rev: Tree-in-railing in centre; Nandipada and wheel to left, traces of 'Ujjain' symbol and Swastika to right and a six-arched hill below.
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,500-3,000
Sold For :
Rs. 2,500
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Lot No.18
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Copper
Ancient Malwa - uninscribed die-struck coin of 'Ujjain' series struck on a 'Damaru'-shaped flan, not listed in Kothari, 4.63g. Obv: three-arched hill, 'Ujjain' symbol, tree-in-railing and river with fishes. Rev: tree-in-railing countermarked over a symbol which is completely obliterated under it.
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.19
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Copper
Ancient Eastern/ Central Malwa - uninscribed die-struck coin of alloyed copper, typologically attributed to city state of Kurapurika, (c.200-150BC), 5.57g. Obv: three-arched hill with crescent, tree-in-railing and semi-circular pond with fishes. Rev: plain.
About extremely fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 5,000-6,000
Sold For :
Rs. 5,000
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Lot No.20
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Copper
Ancient Malwa - uninscribed die-struck coin of 'Ujjain' series, Kothari RB28, 4.47g. Obv: a man and a woman standing frontally, river with fishes below and small symbols around. Rev: 'Ujjain' symbol with taurines in orbs.
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,500-3,000
Sold For :
Rs. 3,400
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Lot No.21
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Copper
Ancient Malwa - a group of four uninscribed die-struck coins of the 'Ujjain' series with 'standing man' on obverse, (c.200 -150BC), Kothari type 233A (3 coins, 10.15g, 7.88g, 5.58g) and Type 42 (1.75g) respectively. Obv: man holding standard and water-pot, tree-in-railing to left and six-armed symbol to right. Rev: 'Ujjain'-symbol with concentric circles in orbs (3 coins) Obv: man holding standard and water-pot, wheel with arrowed spokes to right. Rev: 'Ujjain'-symbol with Swastikas
in the orbs (1 coin). (4 coins)
Generally very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 4,000-5,000
Sold For :
Rs. 4,000
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Lot No.22
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Copper
Ancient Malwa - (A) uninscribed die-struck coins of the 'Ujjain' series with multi-symbol obverse, (c.200-150BC), Kothari type 77, 2.47g. Obv: 'Ujjain'-symbol in centre, rectangular pond with fishes below, tree-in-railing to right; traces of other symbols around. Rev: 'Ujjain'-symbol with concentric circles in orbs. (B) uninscribed die-struck coins of the 'Ujjain' series with 'seated goddess' obverse, (c.200-150BC), Kothari type 179, 3.97g. Obv: goddess seated in 'Yogic' position, traces of
lotus below; other symbols vaguely visible around. Rev: 'Ujjain'-symbol with simple orbs. (2 coins)
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,000-2,500
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Lot No.23
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Copper
Ancient Malwa - uninscribed die-struck coin of 'Ujjain' series, Kothari RB 89, 6.12g. Obv: man carrying a staff seated in Yogic posture above a lotus, tree-in-railing to right and a Swastika in between. Rev: 'Ujjain' symbol with concentric orbs.
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,500-3,000
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Lot No.24
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Copper
Ancient Malwa - a group of two uninscribed die-struck coins of the 'Ujjain' series with 'standing man' on obverse, (c.200 -150BC) (A) Obv: man holding standard and water-pot, tree-in-railing and wheel with arrowed spokes to right. Rev: 'Ujjain'-symbol with fishes in quadrants (Kothari type 234, 3.33g). (B) Obv: man holding standard and water-pot, tree-in-railing to right. Rev: 'Ujjain'-symbol with concentric circles and taurines in quadrants (Kothari Type 216, 2.06g). (2 coins)
Very fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 3,300
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Lot No.25
AUC29
Ancient India
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Copper
Ancient Malwa - a group of three uninscribed die-struck coins of the 'Ujjain' series with 'frog' on reverse, (c.200-150BC) Kothari type 333, 3.70g, 3.56g, 3.18g. respectively. Obv: three symbols - tree-in-railing, man holding taurine-headed standard and river with fishes below Rev: large frog. (3 coins)
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 3,000
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