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Ancient India
Lot No.1
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Ghagra-Gandak River Valley region, 'Narhan hoard' type, (400-350 BC), double Karshapana standard, Rajgor series 33 (attributed to 'Shakya Janapada'), 6.83g. Obv: Single deep punch of a circle surrounded by seven petals; ancillary mark of a bull in top left corner. Rev:Blank.
Extremely fine, Very rare
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 8,000-10,000
Sold For :
Rs. 42,000
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Lot No.2
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Silver
Archaic silverpunch-marked coin, Tapi-Wainganga Valley (North-Western borders of the ancient Vidarbha region) - ½ 'Karshapana, (c.400-350 BC), not listed in Rajgor, 1.08g. Obv: Four punches in ABBC configuration: 1x elephant facing right, 1x turtle with dots and circles (partly seen), 2x circle surrounded by four dots and crescents. Rev:Traces of an undertype.
Extremely fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 4,000-5,000
Sold For :
Rs. 4,000
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Lot No.3
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Silver
Archaic silverpunch-marked coin, Tapi-Wainganga Valley (North-Western borders of the ancient Vidarbha region) - ¼ (?) Karshapana, (c.400-350 BC), not listed in Rajgor, 0.96g. Obv:Four punches in ABBC configuration: 1x elephant facing left, small symbols above, 2x six-pointed star with annulets between prongs, 1x ornate Nandipada in crescent with dots and annulets. Rev:Traces of an undertype.
Very fine, Very rare.
The weight of this coin is exceptionally low and it most likely represents a quarter Karshapana denomination. This feature makes the coin very interesting.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 4,000-5,000
Sold For :
Rs. 4,300
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Lot No.4
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Early uninscribed cast copper coinage, Deccan series - 'arched hill' type round coin, (c.250-200 BC), Pieper 521, 5.10g. Obv:Three-arched hill with crescent, flanked by two taurines. Rev:Plain.
Extremely fine, Very scarce
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 1,500-2,000
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Lot No.5
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Ancient Vidarbha - post-Mauryan local kingdom, copper coin of Damabhadra, (c.200-150 BC), MATEC 4745-4748, 3.25g. Obv: Brahmi legend ...(ma)bhadasa in centre; bull standing facing right and wavy line with fishes below; semicircle with rabbit, 'Ujjain' symbol and tree above. Rev:Blank.
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.6
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Ancient Eastern Malwa - alloyed copper coin of the city state of Tripuri, (c.200-150 BC), MATEC 4710, 6.97g. Obv: Three-arched hill with crescent placed sideways and an open cross; Brahmi legend Tipuri above. Rev: Blank with traces of casting bubbles.
Extremely fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 8,000-10,000
Sold For :
Rs. 8,500
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Lot No.7
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Ancient Malwa, Vidisha region - uninscribed local copper punch-marked coin, 11.58g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Elephant walking to right, 2. Lotus bloom, 3. Triangle-headed standard in railing, 4. River with fishes 5. Tree in railing (in the centre). Rev:Blank.
Very fine+, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
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Lot No.8
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Ancient Malwa, Vidisha region - uninscribed local copper punch-marked coin, AICR 463, 3.83g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Elephant walking to right, 2. Lotus bloom, 3. Triangle-headed standard in railing, 4. River with fishes 5. Tree in railing (in the centre). Rev:Blank.
Extremely fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
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Lot No.9
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Eastern Malwa, Vidisha region- uniface copper punch-marked coin of Post-Mauryan period (c.200-150 BC), AICR 465, 7.04g. Obv:Five punches - 1. Elephant with raised trunk walking to left 2. Triangle-headed standard enclosing a taurine, set within a railing, 3. River with fishes and turtles, 4. Six-armed symbol, 5. Indistinct. Rev:Blank.
Very fine+, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
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Lot No.10
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Eastern Malwa, Vidisha region- uniface copper punch-marked coin of Post-Mauryan period (c.200-150 BC), AICR 467, 9.75g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Horse walking to right, 2. Triangle-headed standard in a railing, 3. Tree-inrailing, 4. Wavy lines (river) with fishes and turtles swimming and 5. Composite 'Ujjain' symbol with small 'Ujjain' symbols within orbs and superimposed on a simpler 'Ujjain' symbol. Rev:Blank.
Extremely fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 4,000-5,000
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Lot No.11
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Eastern Malwa, Vidisha region- uniface copper punch-marked coin of Post-Mauryan period (c.200-150 BC), AICR 470- 473, 7.87g. Obv:Four punches - 1. Elephant walking to right, 2. Horse walking to right, 3. 'Ujjain' symbol with double-lined orbs and 4. Wavy lines (river) with fishes and turtles swimming. Rev:Blank.
Very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,500-3,000
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Lot No.12
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Eastern Malwa, Vidisha region- uniface copper punch-marked coin of Post-Mauryan period (c.200-150 BC), AICR 470- 473, 6.63g. Obv:Four punches - 1. Elephant walking to right, 2. Horse walking to right, 3. 'Ujjain' symbol with double-lined orbs and 4. Wavy lines (river) with fishes and turtles swimming. Rev:Blank.
Very fine+, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
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Lot No.13
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Eastern Malwa, Vidisha region- uniface copper punch-marked coin of Post-Mauryan period (c.200-150 BC), AICR 484, 4.14g. Obv: Four punches - 1. Tree in railing, 2. lotus in planar view 3. semi-circular pond with small symbols above, 4. 'Ujjain' symbol with small taurines within orbs.
Very fine+, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,500-3,000
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Lot No.14
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Ancient Eastern Malwa, Dasharna (Erach - Betwa valley) area - inscribed punch-marked copper coin of King Sahasrasena as 'Maharaja' (c.150-100 BC), not published in major sources, 2.50g. Obv:Three punches - 1x palm tree on top of six-arched hill, 1x Brahmi legend Maharajña Sa, 1x Brahmi legend hasrasenasa. Rev: Traces of sacrificial standard (Yupa) in a railing.
Extremely fine, Extremely rare
This is the first coin of Sahasrasena to have come to light with 'Maharaja' title. All previously known coins have 'Raja' title. It sheds important light on the order of political succession in the monarchical issues of Erachh region.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 10,000-12,000
Sold For :
Rs. 10,000
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Lot No.15
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Ancient Malwa, post-Mauryan copper punch-marked coinage, Ujjain region - three coins of AICR 164 type, 4.51g, 3.90g & 5.00g respectively. Obv:Four punches- 1. Standing man with hair in a tuft, holding staff, 2. Tree-in-railing, 3. Six-armed symbol, 4. Sun. Rev:Two punches- 1. Small 'Ujjain' symbol, 2. Caduceus. (3 coins)
Generally very fine, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
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Lot No.16
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Ancient Malwa, Ujjain region- post-Mauryan uninscribed die-struck 'Damaru'-shaped copper coin (c.200-150 BC), not in Pieper, 3.32g. Obv: Symbolic configuration, tree-in-railing to left, wheel with arrows as spokes to right. Rev: Traces of a symbol.
Very fine+, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 4,000-5,000
Sold For :
Rs. 4,300
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Lot No.17
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Ancient Malwa, Ujjain region- post-Mauryan uninscribed die-struck 'Damaru'-shaped copper coin (c.200-150 BC), not in Pieper, 3.71g. Obv:Symbolic configuration, tree-in-railing to right, arched hill topped by umbrella to left, river with fishes below. Rev:Traces of a symbol.
Very fine+, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 4,000-5,000
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Lot No.18
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Ancient Malwa, post-Mauryan uninscribed die-struck copper coin, Ujjain/Mandasor region, 'Yakshi' type, (c.200-150 BC), not listed in AICR or Kothari, 3.58g. Obv: Yakshi Shālabhanjikā standing facing with one leg flexed, holding on to a slender vine; a tree-in-railing to right. Rev:'Ujjain' symbol.
Very fine+, Rare.
An exceptional numismatic depiction of the 'tree-hugging' Yakshi, similar to those seen in Buddhist Art of the Stupas of Sanchi and Bharhut. Such a Yakshi is seen on the Gandharan Indo-Scythian coins, but the depiction is rare amongst those of the indigenous uninscribed series.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 3,000
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Lot No.19
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Ancient Malwa, post-Mauryan uninscribed die-struck copper coin, Ujjain/Mandasor region, 'Yakshi' type, (c.200-150 BC), not listed in AICR or Kothari, 4.37g. Obv: Yakshi Shālabhanjikā standing facing with one leg flexed, holding on to a slender vine; a tree-in-railing to right. Rev:Traces of 'Ujjain' symbol.
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.20
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Ancient Malwa, post-Mauryan die-struck coinage, Ujjain/Mandasor region - uniface copper coin of 'tree in railing' type, (c.200-150 BC), not in Kothari, 3.40g. Obv: Traces of tree in railing, the rest is obliterated. Rev: Countermarked with a 'elephant standing to right' device.
Very fine, Rare
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
Sold For :
Rs. 3,600
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Lot No.21
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Ancient Malwa, post-Mauryan die-struck coinage, Ujjain/Mandasor region - uniface copper coin of 'tree in railing' type, (c.200-150 BC), not in Kothari, 2.34g. Obv: Tree in railing in the centre; Swastika and Shrivatsa to left, bull walking to left and 'Ujjain' symbol to right, wavy line below. Rev:Countermarked with a 'seated bull' device.
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.22
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Ancient Malwa, post-Mauryan die-struck coinage, Ujjain/Mandasor region-copper coin of 'horse and tree-in-railing' type, (c.200-150 BC), not in Kothari, 1.08g. Obv: Horse walking facing right, 'Ujjian' symbol above, tree in railing to right; river with fishes below. Rev:ANandyavarta symbol.
Very fine, Rare.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,000-2,500
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Lot No.23
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Ancient Malwa, post-Mauryan die-struck coinage, Ujjain/Mandasor region - uniface copper coin of 'tree in railing' type, (c.200-150 BC), Kothari RB271, 3.86g. Obv: Tree in railing in the centre; six-armed symbol and a wheel to left, 'Ujjain’ symbol to right. Rev:Blank.
Very fine+, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,000-2,500
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Lot No.24
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Ancient Malwa, post-Mauryan die-struck coinage, Ujjain/Mandasor region - two uniface copper coins of 'tree in railing' type, (c.200-150 BC), Kothari RB272, 3.08g & 2.73g. Obv: Tree in railing in the centre; curved line to left, 'Ujjain' symbol and small taurine to right. Rev:Blank. (2 coins)
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.25
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Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-10-2021
Copper
Ancient Malwa, post-Mauryan die-struck coinage, Ujjain/Mandasor region - uniface copper coin of 'tree in railing' type, (c.200-150 BC), Kothari RB274, 2.04g. Obv:Tree in railing in the centre; triangle-headed standard to left, 'Ujjain' symbol to right, wavy line below. Rev:Blank.
Very fine+, Very scarce.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,000-2,500
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