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Ancient India
Lot No.1
AUC51
Ancient India
Gold
Harappan Pre-Coinage Money (Indus Valley Civilization), mature phase (2500-2000 BC), set of 15 gold disks, used for trade as primitive money, recovered from excavations at Harappan sites, weighs 0.13g, 0.16g, 0.18g, 0.21g, 0.29g, 0.35g, 0.41g, 0.56g, 0.60g, 0.70g, 0.80g, 0.95g, 1.03g, 1.20g and 1.49g; 4.70mm to 12.76mm, Total weight 9.06g. (15 different weights)
Extremely fine, Exceedingly rare set.
A hoard of these disks were found in May 2000 at Mandi in Muzaffarnagar district, Western Uttar Pradesh, attributed to the Indus Valley Civilization. The hoard was contained in two bronze containers and included many varieties of spacer beads, hollow terminal beads, single and double bell-shaped beads, and thin circular disks. These ranks among the earliest precious-metal components discovered in India and were used as a medium for exchange.
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Lot No.2
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked 'bent bar' coin (Shatamana), attributed to 'Gandhara Janapada' (600-300 BC), early type, long bar with wide flan, Rajgor series 34, 11.15g. Obv: Two punches with radiating circles on either end of the bar, three small ancillary symbols in center. Rev: Blank.
Extremely fine, Rare.
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Lot No.3
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked 'bent bar' coin (Shatamana), attributed to 'Gandhara Janapada' (600-300 BC), early type, long bar with wide flan, Rajgor series 34, 10.80g. Obv: Two punches with radiating circles on either end of the bar. Rev: Blank.
About extremely fine, Rare.
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Lot No.4
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked 'bent bar' coin (Shatamana), attributed to 'Gandhara Janapada', (c.600-300 BC), early type, flat bar with wide flan, Rajgor Series 34, 11.17g. Obv: Two punches with radiating circles on either end of the bar, with small 'Taxila mark' in centre. Rev: Blank.
Extremely fine, Rare.
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Lot No.5
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic base silver punch-marked 'bent bar' coin (Shatamana), attributed to 'Gandhara Janapada', (c.600-300 BC), early type, medium flat bar, Rajgor Series 35, 10.21g. Obv: Two punches with radiating circles on either end of the bar. Rev: Blank.
Good very fine, Rare.
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Lot No.6
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic base silver punch-marked 'bent bar' coin (Shatamana), attributed to 'Gandhara Janapada', (c.600-300 BC), early type, medium flat bar, Rajgor Series 35, 9.39g. Obv: Two punches with radiating circles on either end of the bar. Rev: Blank.
Good very fine, Rare.
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Lot No.7
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic base silver punch-marked 'bent bar' coin (Shatamana), attributed to 'Gandhara Janapada', (600-300 BC), later type with short flan, Rajgor series 36, 10.04g. Obv: Two punches with radiating circles on either end of the bar. Rev: Blank.
Good very fine, Rare.
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Lot No.8
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin - Western UP/Agra region, Northern Chambal Valley, attributed to 'Matsya Janapada’ (c.500-400 BC), not listed in Rajgor, 2.97g. Obv: deeply struck symbol composed of several curved lines and circles. Rev: plain.
About extremely fine, Very rare.
For a detailed account of these coins, see article by Sharad Sharma in Numismatic Digest, vol. 29-30.
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Lot No.9
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
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, 5.38g. Obv: four punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol (in centre), 3. Crescent, 4. Sacrificial spoon; other smaller marks around. Rev: Minor 'banker's marks'.
Extremely fine, Very rare.
This is probably the earliest coinage struck in the Magadha region, with a prominent 6-armed symbol in the centre. Struck to the Vimshatika standard, these coins ostensibly were produced at par with the early coinage of the neighbouring kingdom of Kashi. The economies of Magadha and Kashi were linked by trade through the Ganga river.
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Lot No.10
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
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. Rev: Minor 'banker's marks'.
Extremely fine, Very rare.
This is probably the earliest coinage struck in the Magadha region, with a prominent 6-armed symbol in the centre. Struck to the Vimshatika standard, these coins ostensibly were produced at par with the early coinage of the neighbouring kingdom of Kashi. The economies of Magadha and Kashi were linked by trade through the Ganga river.
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Lot No.11
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin - 'Narhan hoard' or 'Ghagra-Gandak River Valley' region type, commonly attributed to 'Shakya Janapada', (c.400-350 BC), 5-Shana or 1½ Vimshatika standard, Rajgor 523, 6.97g. Obv: single deep punch of a geometric symbol with snake/wavy line punch; and many secondary punches around.
Extremely fine, Extremely rare variety.
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Lot No.12
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin - 'Narhan hoard' or 'Ghagra-Gandak River Valley' region type, commonly attributed to 'Shakya Janapada', (c.400-350 BC), 5-Shana or 1½ Vimshatika standard, Rajgor 523, 7.01g. Obv: single deep punch of a pentagon symbol with large central dot; many secondary punches around.
Extremely fine, Very rare.
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Lot No.13
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin - 'Narhan hoard' or 'Ghagra-Gandak River Valley' region type, commonly attributed to 'Shakya Janapada', (c.400-350 BC), 5-Shana or 1½ Vimshatika standard, Rajgor 523, 7.12g. Obv: single deep punch of a pentagon symbol with large central dot; many small ancillary punches around.
Extremely fine, Very rare.
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Lot No.14
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin - Haryana region, 'Babyal Hoard' type, attributed to Kuru Janapada (400-350 BC), ½ Karshapana, Rajgor Series 21, 1.46g. Obv: Triangular design having triskeles with dotted crescents. Rev: Plain. Coins of this series have been discovered in the territories of the ancient Kuru Janapada in north-eastern Haryana.
Extremely fine, Rare.
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Lot No.15
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin - Tapi-Wainganga Valley region, western borders of the ancient Vidarbha, ½ Karshapana, ABBC configuration (c.400-350 BC), not listed in Rajgor, 1.63g. Obv: Four punches in ABBC configuration - 1x elephant facing right, 1x turtle with dots and circles & 2x circle surrounded by four dots and crescents.
Extremely fine, Rare.
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Lot No.16
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin - Tapi-Wainganga Valley region, western borders of the ancient Vidarbha, ½ Karshapana, ABBC configuration (c.400-350 BC), not listed in Rajgor, 1.67g. Obv: Four punches - 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 (no. 3 above).
Extremely fine, Rare.
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Lot No.17
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin - Tapi-Wainganga Valley region, western borders of the ancient Vidarbha, ½ Karshapana, ABBC configuration (c.400-350 BC), not listed in Rajgor, 1.67g. Obv: four punches - 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.
Extremely fine, Rare.
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Lot No.18
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin - Tapi-Wainganga Valley region, usually attributed to 'Vidarbha/Ashmaka Janapada', '½ Karshapana, ABBC configuration, (c.400-350BC), not listed in Rajgor, 1.69g. Obv: Four punches - 1x elephant facing to right, 2x six solid ellipsoids around a circle, 1x crescent with dots underneath. Rev: Traces of an undertype (2x six-petal flowers and a weasel / otter visible).
Extremely fine, Rare.
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Lot No.19
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Tapi-Wainganga Valley region, usually attributed to 'Vidarbha/Ashmaka Janapada', ½ Karshapana, ABBC configuration, (400-350 BC), not listed in Rajgor, 1.74g. Obv: Four punches: 1x elephant facing left, 2x tripoint whorls, 1x three taurines in a dotted triangle.
About extremely fine, Rare.
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Lot No.20
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Godavari Valley region, usually attributed to 'Ashmaka Janapada', ½ Karshapana, ABBC configuration, (400-350 BC), not listed in Rajgor, 1.07g. Obv: Four punches: 1x elephant facing left, 2x large dotted circles surrounded by annulets, 1x palm tree branch.
Good very fine, Rare.
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Lot No.21
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin - Northern Maharashtra region, Upper Tapi river valley (c.400-350 BC), struck to ½ Karshapana standard with ABBC symbolic configuration, 1.23g. Obv: four symbols - 1x elephant facing left, 2x six annulets circling one in the centre, 1x wavy line resembling Greek letter 'Omega'.
Very fine, Extremely rare.
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Lot No.22
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
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, 4.76g. Obv: Four punches - 1. Whorl with anticlockwise prongs, 2. Complex linear symbol, 3. Sun symbols with anticlockwise curvy extensions. Rev: One small banker's mark and some striate marks.
Extremely fine, Very rare.
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Lot No.23
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
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, similar to no. 891, 4.02g. Obv: Four punches - 1. Whorl with anticlockwise prongs, 2. Otter/mongoose facing right, 3 and 4. '3-S' symbols. Rev: Plain.
Good very fine, Very rare.
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Lot No.24
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
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, not listed in Rajgor, 4.21g. Obv: four punches - 1x Whorl with anticlockwise prongs, 1x Otter/mongoose facing right, 2 x '3-S' symbols.
Very fine, Very rare.
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Lot No.25
AUC51
Ancient India
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin - middle Ganges valley region, 'Sahet-Maheth hoard' type, traditionally attributed to 'Kosala Janapada' (c.400-300 BC), ABCD configuration, light-weight Karshapana standard, Rajgor series 64, 2.20g. Obv: Four punches - 1. '3-S' around a circle, 2. Orb with crescents around, 3. Four-armed wheel, 4. Five pointed star with dots. Rev: Minor banker's marks.
Good very fine, Rare.
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