Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Bihar series, generally attributed to 'Magadha Janapada' of pre-imperial period, (c.450-400 BC), struck to Vimshatika standard, Rajgor Series 10, 5.32g. Obv: Four punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol (in centre), 3. Crescent, 4. Sacrificial spoon; other smaller marks around. View Lot

Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Bihar series, generally attributed to 'Magadha Janapada' of pre-imperial period, (c.450-400 BC), struck to Vimshatika standard, Rajgor Series 10, 5.25g. Obv: Four punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol (in centre), 3. Crescent, 4. Sacrificial spoon; other smaller marks around. View Lot

Archaic silver punch-marked coin - Ghagra-Gandak River Valley region, 'Narhan hoard' type, (c.400-350 BC), double Karshapana standard, similar to Rajgor 523 (attributed to 'Shakya Janapada'), 6.71g. Obv: Single deep punch of a symbol consisting of crescents and lines with many small ancillary symbols punched around. The coin shows signs of weight adjustments by adding a small lump of metal before the central punch was applied. Rev: Blank. View Lot

Archaic silver punch-marked coin - middle Gangetic Valley, (c.400-350 BC), Karshapana standard, Rajgor series 64 (attributed to 'Kosala Janapada'), 2.87g. Obv: Traces of '3-S' symbol typical of Kosala coins, and a 'Star of David' symbol; bankers' marks on reverse. Rev: Deeply struck bankers' marks. View Lot

Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Tapi-Wainganga Valley region, western borders of the ancient Vidarbha region, ½ Karshapana, ABBC configuration, (c.400-350 BC), not listed in Rajgor, 1.68g. Obv: Four punches in ABBC configuration - 1x elephant facing right, 1x turtle with dots and circles & 2x circle surrounded by four dots and crescents. View Lot

Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coin (400-350 BC), GH series I, not listed as a type, 3.30g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Bull waking to right, 4. Strung bow and arrow in dotted circle, 5. Yoke with double taurines at the base. Rev: Traces of an undertype - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Box-grid with dots, 4. Yoke with double taurines at the base. View Lot

Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coin (400-350 BC), GH series I, No. 39, 3.49g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Box-grid with dots, 4. Crescent with dots below, 5. Elephant walking to right; with smaller ancillary symbols around. View Lot

Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coin (400-350 BC), GH series I, No. 154, 2.96g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Two fish flanking an arrow within a rectangle, 4. Damaru or hourglass symbol, 5. Snake within dotted border. View Lot

Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coin (400-350 BC), GH series I, No. 176, 3.09g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Bull walking to right, 4. Tree with circular leaves, 5. Circle with dot flanked by two taurines. View Lot

Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coin (400-350 BC), GH series I, No. 192, 3.39g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Fish flanked by florets in a rectangle, 4. Yupa with three taurines on the shaft, 5. small tree in circle. View Lot

Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coin (400-350 BC), GH series I, No. 229, 3.38g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. four droplets in a circle, 4. five dots in rectangle, 5. Four-pointed sprout in rectangle. View Lot

Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coin (c.400-350 BC), GH series II, No. 270, 3.35g. Obv: five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Tree with taurine-ending branches, 4. Large taurine within dotted circle, 5. Taurines flanking circle with dot. View Lot

Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coin (c.400-350 BC), GH series II, No. 275, 3.33g. Obv: five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Tree, 4. Rabbit facing right, 5. Elephant walking to right. View Lot

Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coin (c.400-350 BC), GH series II, No. 285, 3.48g. Obv: five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Strung bow and arrow, 4. Four taurines within a rectangle, 5. Elephant walking to right. View Lot

Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coin (c.400-350 BC), GH series III, No. 298, 3.24g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Elephant-goad with small symbol in ellipse, 4. Tree-in-railing with fish at the bottom, 5. Five dots in a rectangle. Rev: Traces of a GH series I type. View Lot

Three Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coins (c.350-150 BC), GH series IV b, No. 465 (listed as XR), 3.22g; series VIb, no. 574, 3.29g and series VIb, no. 574 var., 3.40g. A] Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Yupa with taurine base, 4. Six-arched hill surrounded by taurines, 5. Triangle-headed standard with taurines below bar. B] Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Three-arched hill with crescent, 4. Bull facing small taurine to right, 5. Tree-stump besides a railing. Rev: 'Taxila' mark. C] Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Three arched hill with crescent, 4. Bull facing small taurine to right, 5. Tree-stump besides a railing (plus an additional sixth punch of a pair of tongs, not listed in GH. Rev: Small 'Taxila' mark. (3 coins) View Lot

Two Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coins (c.350-270 BC), GH series IV d, No. 416, 3.40g and 3.41g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Hare above a five-arched hill, 4. Bull facing right, 5. Elephant facing right. (2 coins) View Lot

Two Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coins (c.350-270 BC), GH series IV d, No. 416, 3.41g and 3.23g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Hare above a five-arched hill, 4. Bull facing right, 5. Elephant facing right. (2 coins) View Lot

Two Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coins (c.350-270 BC), GH series IV d, No. 416, 3.22g and GH series III, no. 320, 3.29g. A] Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Hare above a five-arched hill, 4. Bull facing right, 5. Elephant facing right. B] Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Rhino facing right, 4. Four fishes swimming around a dot in rectangle in a tank, 5. Elephant facing right. (2 coins) View Lot

Three Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coins (c.350-270 BC), GH series IV d, No. 416, 3.52g and 3.36g, GH series IVd, no. 450, 3.15g. A] and B] Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Hare above a five arched hill, 4. Bull facing right, 5. Elephant facing right. C] Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Triangle headed standard with taurines, 4. Bull facing right over hill, 5. Elephant facing right. (3 coins) View Lot

Three Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coins (c.270-150 BC), GH series V a, No. 506, 3.31g, 3.28g, 3.25g. Obv: five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Strung bow and arrow, 4. Caduceus, 5. Railing box. (3 coins) View Lot

Two Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coins (c.270-150 BC), GH series V a, No. 506, 3.32g, 3.23g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Strung bow and arrow, 4. Caduceus, 5. Railing box. (2 coins) View Lot

Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coin (c.270-150 BC), GH series V a, No. 523, 3.26g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Four taurines encircling a dot, 4. A Human type figure facing left, holding a water-pot. Rev: Single small mark - four taurines encircling a dot. View Lot

Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coin (c.270-150 BC), GH series VI b, No. 572, 3.11g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Three-arched hill with crescent, 4. 'hand' in rectangle, 5. Image of a god placed on a standard in railing, surrounded by taurines. Rev: Single small mark - four taurines encircling a dot. View Lot

Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coin (200-180 BC), GH series VII-584, 3.42g. Obv: Three human figure punched separately, etc. Rev: Shroff mark. View Lot