Indus Valley Civilization (mature phase, 2500-2000 BC), gold ornamental diskette, to be strung into a necklace, said to have been recovered as a surface find at Lothal, Gujarat. 2.06g. 30.79mm. View Lot

Indus Valley Civilization (mature phase, 2500-2000 BC), gold ornamental diskette, to be strung into a necklace, said to have been recovered as a surface find at Lothal, Gujarat. 1.97g. 33.27mm. View Lot

Archaic silver punch-marked coin - Bihar region, generally attributed to 'Magadha Janapada', struck to Vimshatika standard, Rajgor Series 10, no. 46, 4.56g. Obv: four main punches: sun, six-armed symbol, lion/ tiger walking to left, bull facing left; some small ancillary symbols. Rev: many ancillary symbols or 'shroff marks'. View Lot

Archaic silver punch-marked coin - Bihar region, generally attributed to 'Magadha Janapada', struck to Vimshatika standard, Rajgor Series 10, no. 46, 4.73g. Obv: four main punches: sun, six-armed symbol, lion/ tiger walking to left, bull facing left; some small ancillary symbols. Rev: many ancillary symbols or 'shroff marks'. View Lot

Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Godavari Valley region, usually attributed to 'Ashmaka Janapada', ½ Karshapana, ABBC configuration, (c.400-350 BC), not listed in Rajgor, 1.42g. Obv: four punches - 1x elephant facing left, 2 x two fishes and two taurines facing inwards, 1x palm tree branch. Rev: blank. View Lot

Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Godavari Valley region, usually attributed to 'Ashmaka Janapada' - ½ Karshapana, ABBC configuration, (400-350 BC), not listed in Rajgor, 0.72g. Obv: Four punches: 1x hare facing left, 2x treskelis?, 1x indistinct. Fractional units of archaic Karshapanas are extremely rare. Rev: blank. View Lot

Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coin (c.400-350 BC), GH series I, no. 241, 3.26g. Obv: five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Three fishes around a dot, 4. Taurine in crescent and dots, 5. bull walking to right. Rev: blank. View Lot

Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coin, GH-series Va, no. 490, 3.24g. Obv: five symbols - 1. sun, 2. six-armed symbol, 3. Man riding an elephant holding Ankush (goad) 4. Horse walking to right 5. composite symbol of Nandipadas and taurines, diametrically arranged. Rev: blank. View Lot

Early uninscribed cast copper coinage, 'universal' series, double unit, (c.250-200 BC), 90˚ die-axis alignment, MATEC 4571, 3.87g. Obv: Elephant walking to left. Rev: Three-arched hill surmounted by a crescent. View Lot

Early uninscribed cast copper coinage - universal North Indian type, with casting sprue intact, PAIC 318, 3.00g. Obv: triangle-headed standard, elephant walking to left; indistinct symbols above. Rev: three-arched hill with crescent, open cross below, horizontal taurine to right and a tree-in-railing. View Lot

Ancient Vidarbha, post-Mauryan monarchical coinage, alloyed copper coin of Dharmabhadra (c.200-150 BC), PAIC '2447, 3.40g. Obv: bull standing facing right, a composite symbol of Nandipada-standard within a circle to right; Brahmi legend …ño Dhamabha… above. Rev: an ornate symbol of stylized 'open cross' with Swastika in the centre, taurines within boxes and Nandipadas in quadrants, visible in parts. View Lot

Ancient Vidarbha / Marathwada reigion, post-Mauryan uninscribed die-struck coinage - 'horse' type copper coin, (c.200 -150 BC), not listed in PAIC, 2.45g. Obv: horse with plume cantering to right, 'Ujjain' symbol above. A Brahmi 'ta'-like shape suggests the coin might have been inscribed. Rev: blank View Lot

Ancient Malwa, Vidisha region - post-Mauryan uninscribed die-struck coin, (c.200-150 BC), not listed in PAIC, 6.82g. Obv: six-armed symbol in centre, other symbols around; obliterated partly under the motif of lotus counterstruck on the flan. Rev: silhouette of a human figure, standing facing, holding a staff (partly seen). View Lot

Ancient Malwa, post-Mauryan uninscribed die-struck coinage of the 'Ujjain' series - copper coin of Maheshwar area, (c.200-150 BC), PAIC 732, 4.99g. Obv: horse galloping to right in centre, horizontal tree in railing above, river with turtles to left, small 'Ujjain' symbol below. Rev: 'Ujjain' symbol with Nandipadas in quadrants. View Lot

Ancient Malwa, Vidisha region - post-Mauryan uninscribed die-struck coin, (c.200-150 BC), not listed in PAIC, 7.87g. Obv: symbolic configuration - six-armed symbol in centre, tree-in-railing to left, 'Ujjain' symbol above, river with turtles and fishes below. Rev: 'Ujjain' symbol with Swastikas in orbs interposed with taurine-ended cross; counterstruck by a large triangle-headed standard in railing symbol. View Lot

Ancient Malwa, post-Mauryan uninscribed die-struck coinage of the 'Ujjain' series - copper coin of Maheshwar area, (c.200-150 BC), not listed in PAIC, 8.90g. Obv: indistinct symbol in centre (possibly a horse), a railing to the left, standing man with staff and water-pot above, six-armed symbol to right, river with turtles below. Rev: 'Ujjain' symbol with Swastikas in orbs. View Lot

Ancient Malwa, 'Ujjayini' region uninscribed die-struck coinage (c.200-100 BC), copper coin of 'multi-symbol' type, Kothari RB 19, 4.60g. Obv: River with fishes to right, horse/donkey in centre, horizontal tree-in-railing above, 'Ujjain’ symbol below. Rev: Large 'Ujjain'-symbol with taurines in quadrants. View Lot

Ancient Malwa, uninscribed die-struck coin from Ujjain area, copper coin of 'standing man' type, Pieper 289, 3.33g. Obv: standing man holding staff and water pot, tree-in-railing to right, indistinct symbol above. Rev: 'Ujjain'-symbol with Swastikas in orbs. View Lot

Ancient Malwa, 'Ujjayini' region uninscribed die-struck coinage (c.200-100 BC), copper coins (3). (A) 'standing man’ type, Kothari RB78, 2.66g. Obv: Man with pony-tail hair standing with staff and water pot; other symbols around. Rev: 'Ujjain' symbol with concentric orbs. (B) 'multi-symbols' type, Kothari RB72, 4.61g. Obv: Tree-in-railing to left, 'Ujjain’ symbol in centre, tank with aquatic creatures above, wavy line below, standard to right. Rev: 'Ujjain' symbol with concentric orbs. (C) 'multi-symbols' type, Kothari RB110, 4.94g. Obv: Tree-in-railing to left, tank with aquatic creatures and wheel 'with arrow -spokes to right. Rev: 'Ujjain' symbol with concentric orbs. (3 coins) View Lot

Ancient Malwa, post-Mauryan uninscribed die-struck coinage of the 'Ujjain' series - copper coin of Maheshwar area, (c.200-150 BC), PAIC 734, 4.79g. Obv: horse with plume walking to right, 'Ujjain' symbol above; Swastika, triangle-headed standard and Shrivatsa at top, wheel with arrow-spokes to right, wavy line with fishes at the bottom. Rev: 'Ujjain' symbol with concentric circles as orbs. View Lot

Ancient Central Malwa, Vidisha region - uniface uninscribed copper punch-marked coin, (c.200-150 BC), counterstruck on an earlier issue, not listed in PAIC, 4.80g. Obv: five punches - triangle-headed standard (in railing), eight-petal lotus, six-armed symbol, river with fishes and elephant marching to right. Rev: traces of an undertype (lotus and river). View Lot

Ancient Central Malwa, Vidisha region - city-state coinage, die-struck copper coin of Kurara (c.200-150 BC), PAIC 837, 11.05g. Obv: Brahmi legend Kuraraya above a stylized bird. Rev: traces of tree-in-railing and open cross symbols. View Lot

Ancient Central Malwa, Vidisha region - uniface inscribed copper punch-marked coin of Bhagila city-state (c.200-150 'BC), PAIC 861, 4.60g. Obv: four punches - 1. Bull walking to left, 2. Tree in railing, 3. Wavy lines with aquatic creatures swimming in between, 4. Brahmi legend Bhagilaya followed by a lotus symbol. View Lot

Ancient Central Malwa, Vidisha region - uniface uninscribed copper punch-marked coin, (c.200-150 BC), PAIC 878, 5.13g. Obv: four punches - 1. horse walking to right, 2. 'Ujjain' symbol, 3. elephant waling to right, 4. river with turtles and fishes. Rev: countermark of 'Ujjain' symbol above a semi-circle with criss-cross pattern. View Lot

Ancient Central Malwa, Vidisha region - uniface uninscribed copper punch-marked coin, (c.200-150 BC), PAIC 883, 5.42g. Obv: four punches - 1. horse walking to right, 2. 'Ujjain' symbol, 3. triangle-headed standard in a Damaru-shaped cartouche, 4. river with turtles and fishes. View Lot