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Ancient India
Lot No.1
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Archaic silver punch marked 'Bent Bar' coin, attributed to 'Gandhara Janapada', (600-300 BC), early-middle type, flat bar with wide flan, Rajgor Series 34, 11.16g. Obv: two punches with radiating circles on either end of the bar, with a small dotted solar symbol in centre. Rev: plain.
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 3,600
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Lot No.2
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Archaic silver punch marked 'Bent Bar' coin, attributed to 'Gandhara Janapada', (600-300 BC), middle type, flat bar with narrow flan, Rajgor Series 34-35, 11.38g. Obv: two punches with radiating circles on either end of the bar, with a small 'diamond in rectangle' symbol in centre. Rev: plain.
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 3,600
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Lot No.3
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Archaic silver punch marked 'Bent Bar' coin, attributed to 'Gandhara Janapada', (600-300 BC), middle type, flat bar with narrow flan, Rajgor Series 34-35, 11.23g. Obv: two punches with radiating circles on either end of the bar, with a small dotted solar symbol in centre. Rev: plain.
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 5,600
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Lot No.4
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Archaic silver punch marked coin, Kuntala Janapada, (600-450 BC), 1.56g, Wai region, western Maharashtra, Sultanpur hoard type with 'Pulley' symbol. quarter unit or 1½ shana (Rajgor series 31).
Upper part re-joined, Very fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 7,000-8,000
Sold For :
Rs. 9,500
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Lot No.5
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Archaic silver punch marked coin, Ramnagar hoard type, attributed to 'Kashi Janapada', (600-465 BC), 'Vimshatika’ standard, Rajgor Series 55, nos. 714-715, broken and stuck together, thus of lower weight, 4.85g. Obv: Four punches in ABBC configuration, all of non-descript 'whorl' or Jaali patterns.
Fine, Very rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 7,000-8,000
Sold For :
Rs. 7,000
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Lot No.6
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Archaic silver punch marked coin, Jakhania Hoard-type, attributed to 'Kosala Janapada' after it had assimilated Kashi Janapada, (525-465 BC), 'Karshapana' standard, Rajgor Series 58, no. 894, 3.44g. Obv: Four punches in ABBC configuration - 1x whorl, 2x sigmoid animals and 1x large flower. Rev: three minor shroff-marks.
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 1,500-2,000
Sold For :
Rs. 1,900
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Lot No.7
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Archaic silver punch marked coin, Kosala Janapada, (525-465 BC), 4.23g. NW Uttar Pradesh 'Vimshatika' standard, type not in Rajgor. It is similar to Rajgor series 60 or 'Jais hords' type, but of ABCD type, with different symbols.
Very fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 4,300
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Lot No.8
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Archaic silver punch marked coin, Kosala Janapada, (525-465 BC), Karshapana, 3.10g. NW Uttar- Pradesh standard, Rajgor Series 64.
Very fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,500-3,000
Sold For :
Rs. 3,500
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Lot No.9
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Archaic Silver punch marked coin, Eastern Maharashtra (Painganga/Wainganga river systems) (400-350 BC), struck to ABBC symbolic configuration, 1.62g. Four symbols: 1x Elephant facing to left, 1x Crescent with dots underneath and 2x Six solid ellipsoids around a circle with dot at its centre, Unpublished in major publications.
Very fine, Very rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,500-3,000
Sold For :
Rs. 2,700
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Lot No.10
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Archaic silver punch marked coin, lower Wainganga / Painganga valley area of Eastern Maharashtra - ABCD configuration of punches: 1x Elephant, 1x three taurines going around a circle within a dotted border and 2x Composition of superimposed Treskelis symbols 1.65g.
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,500-3,000
Sold For :
Rs. 2,700
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Lot No.11
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Archaic Silver punch marked coin, Wainganga-Mahanadi Divide, sometimes attributed to 'Vidarbha', 'Chedi' or 'Kalinga’ Janapada, light ½ Karshapana standard, (300-200BC), 1.04g. Obv: four marks -1 x elephant, 1 x a grain-like pellet within a dotted border, 1 x a pair of oxen yoked to a plough and 1 x four fishes arranged in a cross facing each other.
Very fine, Rare.
Coins of type similar to this were reported from the Sonepur Hoard, found at Sonepur, district Balagir in Orissa. Rajgor (p. 113) mentions the hoard but does not list the coins in his catalogue.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 4,400
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Lot No.12
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin, from Gujarat/Kathiawad region, attributed to 'Surashtra Janapada' (350-250 BC), ½ and ¼ Karshapanas, Rajgor 410, 0.65g, 0.91g and 0.75g. Obv: elephant marching to left, traces of earlier undertype below. Rev: traces of undertype. (3 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.13
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Archaic Silver Punch-marked coin, from Gujarat/Kathiawad region, attributed to 'Surashtra Janapada' (350-250 BC), ½ Karshapana, Rajgor Series 18 no. 411, 0.92g. Obv: Goddess seated on a stool in profile, with one hand raised and the other on her hip, struck twice over. Rev: traces of under type.
Very fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,500-3,000
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Lot No.14
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin, from Gujarat/Kathiawad region, attributed to 'Surashtra Janapada' (350-250 BC), ¼ Karshapana, not listed in Rajgor or Van't Haaf, 0.58g. Obv: a small bird, most likely representing a Hamsa or swan standing above a rectangular pedestal. Rev: plain.
Very fine, Very rare.
An entirely new type of 'Surashtra' punch-marked coinage, not listed in the two most comprehensive catalogues.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 3,000
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Lot No.15
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Imperial magadhan silver punch marked karshapana coin, (500-430 BC), 3.23g, but with a prominent 'ship'-like symbol. Other symbols include the Sun, the six-armed symbol, a circle with four 'drops' within and a dot with four prongs in a square border, Rajgor series 12.
Very fine+, Very rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 5,000-6,000
Sold For :
Rs. 5,000
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Lot No.16
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Imperial magadhan silver punch marked karshapana coin, series I, (500-400 BC), similar to GH-227-232. 3.34g. It has four symbols but the fifth symbol is indistinct and therefore a GH number cannot be assigned.
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.17
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Imperial Magadhan silver punch marked coin, 'Karshapana' standard, series I, (500-400 BC), GH-231, 3.04g. Obv: five symbols - Sun, six-armed symbol, a circle with four 'drops' within, a dot with four prongs in a square border and elephant marching to left.
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,000-2,500
Sold For :
Rs. 2,400
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Lot No.18
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Imperial magadhan silver punch-marked karshapana coin (400-350 BC), GH series I, no. 198, 3.10g. Five punches - Sun, Six-armed symbol, A large solid square with circles on its corners, Bull to left and Fish-like symbol.
Very fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,000-2,500
Sold For :
Rs. 2,700
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Lot No.19
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Imperial magadhan silver punch-marked karshapana coin, (400-350 BC), GH-Series I, no. 251-256, 3.35g. Five punches - sun, six-armed symbol, turtle, wheel with circles and spokes, five dots within a square; the coin appears to be counterstruck on another series I coin, most probably GH-235, or GH-245.
Very fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,500-3,000
Sold For :
Rs. 2,700
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Lot No.20
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Imperial magadhan silver punch marked karshapana coin, (400-350 BC), GH Series IV b-358, 3.20g. Obverse bears five marks including Sun, Six-armed symbol, square with taurines swimming around a circle inside it, a 'whip' like object and a depiction of a 'big fish eating a small fish'. Reverse bears a small 'three-arched hill' banker's mark.
Very fine, Extremely rare.
GH list this particular variety as 'Extremely Rare', reported from Deorapatti hoard.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,000-2,500
Sold For :
Rs. 4,300
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Lot No.21
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Imperial magadhan silver punch marked karshapana coin, (380-360 BC), Bhagalpur District, 3.42g. Obverse has five punches - Sun, Six-armed symbol, Fish, Three taurines and Elephant walking to right, MATEC 3027.
Very fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,500-3,000
Sold For :
Rs. 2,900
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Lot No.22
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Silver
Imperial magadhan silver punch-marked karshapana coin, (350-300 BC), GH-Series IV a, no. 346-348, 3.04g. Five punches - Sun, Six-armed symbol, Tree, Fish-like creature, Fifth symbol is indistinct.
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.23
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Copper
Narmada Valley, uninscribed die-struck arsenical copper coin, (200-150 BC), not listed in Pieper, 8.15g. Obv: bull walking to right over a rectangular box, small symbols (triangle-headed standard, Swastika, taurine) around. Rev: traces of an undertype, possibly having similar symbolic configuration.
Fine, Very rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 5,000-7,000
Sold For :
Rs. 6,000
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Lot No.24
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Copper
Ujjain, uninscribed die-struck coinage (200-100 BC), 3.69g. Obv: goddess standing facing, with one hand raised up holding a small taurine, tree-in-railing to right, 'Ujjain' symbol to left, wavy line with fishes below. Rev: 'Ujjain' symbol with plain orbs.
Very 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
AUC30
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-05-2018
Copper
Pre-Satavahana copper punch-marked coin from Vidarbha region, (200-150 BC), Pieper 532, 4.00g. Obv: six punches - elephant with trunk raised (in centre), bull walking to right, wheel, tree in railing, Swastika in circle, triangle-headed standard with taurines below the bar.
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,000-2,500
Sold For :
Rs. 2,400
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