Indus Valley Civilization (mature phase, 2500-2000 BC), group of 6 gold rings/disks, to be strung into a necklace and possibly used for trade as primitive money, said to have been recovered from excavations at Harappan sites, weighs 0.93g in total; 4.82mm approx. 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, similar to Rajgor Series 10, 5.34g. Obv: Three main punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol (in centre), 3. Large dot with six small dots above; the last symbol is struck twice. Rev: Plain. View Lot

Archaic silver punch-marked coin - middle Ganges valley region, 'Jakhania hoard' type, traditionally attributed to 'Kasi Janapada under Kosala Janapada', (c.400-300 BC), ABBC configuration, Vimshatika standard, Rajgor series 58, 4.93g. Obv: Four punches - 1. Whorl with anticlockwise prongs, 2. Cross with anticlockwise curvy extensions, 3 and 4. Floral symbols with twelve extensions around a circle; plus one banker's mark (sun). Rev: Plain. View Lot

Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Saurashtra region, usually attributed to 'Surashtra Janapada', 'fish' type, (300-250 BC), van't Haaff 25.0.2, 0.73g. Obv: Fish to right over a square dot, two fishes in a tank below, struck over 'small elephant’ 'type with elephant walking to right; treskelis, taurines and annulets around. Rev: Traces of an undertype. View Lot

Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Saurashtra region, usually attributed to 'Surashtra Janapada', 'buffalo' type, (300-250 BC), not listed in Rajgor or van't Haaff, 0.73g. Obv: Buffalo with wide horns in centre, ancillary symbols like 'Swastika, taurines and annulets around; fishes in a pond below (struck twice). Rev: Traces of an undertype. View Lot

Imperial Magadhan silver punch-marked Karshapana coin (400-350 BC), 3.38g. Obv: Five punches: 1. Sun, 2. Six armed symbol, 3. Fish in bracketed rectangle, 4. Sacrificial post or Yupa & 5. Elephant facing right. Rev: Blank. GH No. 188. View Lot

Early Uninscribed Cast Copper Coinage (EUCCC), Vidarbha Region, universal series, 'tree x open cross' type, PAIC 366, 3.85g. Obv: A naturalistic tree-in-railing symbol. Rev: Open cross. View Lot

Post-Mauryan North India - early uninscribed cast copper coin (EUCCC) of 'Universal' type, Central India region (c. 200-150 BC), PAIC 326, 1.56g, Obv: Elephant walking to right side above taurine, Rev: Three arched hill with crescent and above Srivatsa symbol. View Lot

Ancient Malwa - post-Mauryan uninscribed die-struck copper coin of Ujjain area, 'three-headed standing man' type, (c.250-200 BC), PAIC 651, 3.45g. Obv: Three-headed man with staff and water-pot standing frontal in centre, traces of tree in-railing to right and wheel with arrow-spokes to his left. Rev: 'Ujjain' symbol with concentric orbs. View Lot

Ancient Malwa, Ujjain region - post-Mauryan inscribed die-struck copper coin of the 'Ujjain' series, humimitra (200-150 BC), Pieper AIRC 405-406, 2.28g. Obv: Human figure seated cross-legged on lotus, wearing hair-bun and carrying a staff and water-pot, traces of tree-in-railing, wheel with arrow-spokes and triangle-headed standard to left; Brahmi legend Bhumimi(ta)… partly visible to right. Rev: 'Ujjain' symbol with smaller 'Ujjain' symbols in orbs. View Lot

Ancient Malwa, Ujjain/Mandasor region, post-Mauryan uninscribed die-struck lead coin, (200-150 BC), not listed in Pieper, 3.55g. Obv: Tree-in-railing in centre, wavy line below, Shrivatsa to left, indistinct symbol above it, small 'Ujjain’ symbol to right and a wheel above it. Rev: Blank. View Lot

Ancient Malwa, 'Ujjain'/Maheshwar region - post-Mauryan uninscribed die-struck copper coin of the 'Ujjain' series, (c.200-150 BC), not listed in PAIC, 2.68g. Obv: An ass/donkey in centre, taurine-headed standard to right, tree-in-railing to left and a crescent-shaped symbol above. Rev: 'Ujjain' symbol with plain orbs. View Lot

Ancient Central Malwa, Vidisha region, uninscribed copper punch-marked coin, (200-150 BC), Pieper 480-481, 6.72g. Obv: Three symbolic punches: 'Ujjain'-symbol, tree-in-railing and triangle-headed standard; traces of an undertype. Rev: Blank. View Lot

Ancient Central Malwa, Vidisha region - uniface inscribed copper punch-marked coin of Bhagila city-state (c.200-150 BC), PAIC 860, 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. Rev: blank. View Lot

Ancient Central Malwa, Vidisha region - uniface copper punch-marked coin of post-Mauryan period (c.200-150 BC), PAIC 872, 10.02g. Obv: Five punches - 1. Elephant with raised trunk walking to right, 2. Triangle-headed standard in a railing, 3. Tree-in-railing, 4. Wavy lines (river) with fishes and turtles and 5. Eight-petal 'lotus' symbol. Rev: Blank. View Lot

Ancient Central Malwa, Vidisha region - uniface copper punch-marked coin of post-Mauryan period (c.200-150 BC), attributed to the Satavahanas, PAIC 876, 10.93g. Obv: five punches - 1. Elephant with raised trunk walking to right, 2. Triangle-headed standard in a railing, 3. six-armed symbol, 4. Wavy lines (river) with fishes and turtles and 5. 'Ujjain' symbol modified with a crescent. Rev: blank. View Lot

Ancient 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. View Lot

Ancient Eastern Malwa - uninscribed die-struck coinage of Tripuri region, lead issue of Datta dynasty, (c.150-100 BC), not listed in PAIC, 6.50g. Obv: Swastika with taurine-ends and a standing human figure. Rev: tree-in-railing, standing human figure and six-armed symbol above partly visible river symbol (wavy lines with fishes). View Lot

Post-Mauryan die-struck coinage, 'Ujjain' series, copper coin of 'man with staff' type, (200-150 BC), Kothari Rb89, 4.25g. Obv: Man wearing a hair-bun and carrying a staff seated cross-legged, tree-in-railing to the right and Swastika in between the two. Rev: 'Ujjain'-symbol with double annular orbs. View Lot

Western Khandesh, uninscribed die-struck coin of Post-Mauryan/Pre-Satavahana period in alloyed copper from Prakashe, Lower Tapi Valley (200-150 BC), 5.21g. Obv: Bold tree-in-railing & Taurine below its branch on the left. Rev: Swastika placed within an 'open cross' symbol, traces of 'three-arched hill' countermark to right. View Lot

Taxila - uninscribed copper die-struck local coinage of post-Mauryan period, (c.200-150 BC), uniface series, 'symbolic’ type, PAIC 1430, 8.57g. Obv: A Linga-shrine within railing and a three-arched hill above a wavy line. Rev: Blank. View Lot

Post-Mauryan South Vidarbha, local monarchical coinage - die-struck copper coin of King Sebaka (c.150-100 BC), 'elephant' type, similar to PAIC 2476, 5.39g. Obv: elephant walking to right; Brahmi legend Raño Seba(ka)… above. Rev: Bold Nandipada drawn with double lines, with a concentric circle and an open cross to left. View Lot

Indo-Greeks, copper unit of Apollodotos I (180-160 BC), BN series 6; wrongly described as Apollodotus II in grading. Obv: Apollo standing holding bow and arrow, greek legend BASILEOS APOLLODOTOUS SOTEROS. Rev: Tirpod in center within dotted border, monogram to right, Kharosthi legend Maharajasa Apaladatasa Tratarasa. View Lot

Indo-Greeks - silver drachm of Apollodotos II (c.85-65 BC), BN serie 2D, 2.20g. Obv: Diademed and draped bust facing right; Greek legend BASILEOS SOTEROS KAI PhILOPATOROS APOLLODOTOU visible in parts. Rev: Athena Alkidemos advancing to left, shield decorated with aegis over arm, hurling thunderbolt, monogram to right; Kharoshthi legend Maha… rasa Apaladatasa. View Lot

Indo-Greeks, copper unit of Apollodotos II (c.80-60 BC), BN series 6, 15.97g. Obv: Apollo standing holding arrow to right, monogram to left; Greek legend BASILEOS SOTEROS APOLLODOTOU around. Rev: Tripod of Apollo in the centre, Kharoshthi letters on either side; Kharoshthi legend Maharajasa Tratarasa Apaladatasa around. View Lot