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Lot No.52
AUC41
Ancient India
Auction Date: 02-04-2022
Bronze
Indo-Greeks, bronze unit of Polyxenos (c.85/80 BC), BN series 3B, 9.21g. Obv: helmeted head of Athena facing right; Greek legend BASILEOS EPIPhANOU SOTEROS POLYKsENOU. Rev: representation of Aegis, the goat-skin, monogram below; Kharoshthi legend Maharajasa Prachachhasa Tratarasa Pila(sinasa).
Good very fine, Very rare.
Coins of Polyxenos are one of the rarest in the series of Indo-Greek rulers. He appears to have ruled ephemerally for about a year and no other evidence suggests his existence.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 10,000-12,000
Sold For :
Rs. 12,000
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