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Lot No.14
AUC32
Ancient India
Auction Date: 14-12-2018
Copper
Post-Mauryan independent dynasts, Vidarbha region (c.250-200BC), uninscribed iron-rich alloyed uniface coin of 'Gajalakshmi' type, 14.27g. Obv: figure of Lakshmi standing in centre, being lustrated by elephants on either side. Rev: plain.
Very fine+, Very rare.
Possibly the rarest of the 'Gajalakshmi' types from the uninscribed die-struck coinage series of post-Mauryan Vidarbha, the iron-rich alloy used to make coins of this series was most likely mined in the mineral-rich areas of East Vidarbha.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 8,000-10,000
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