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Lot No.55
AUC44
Ancient India
Auction Date: 06-05-2023
Copper
Ancient South-Central Malwa - alloyed copper coin of Athakanagara city-state, (c.200-150 BC), unpublished in major catalogues, of high historical interest, 4.92g. Obv: A multi-sided punch enclosing a tree-in-railing, some branches of which are replaced with a Brahmi legend …(thaka na)/ra Sasvatha. Rev: A composite symbol of three-arched hill within an open cross, flanked by a river and small taurine and treskelis symbols.
Extremely fine, Very rare.
The name Athakanagara occurs in a donative inscription by a monk at Sanchi. Very little else is known about this city; however, it is likely that it was located in Central or South Malwa. The letters on the coin are of an early palaeographic style comparable to those of Sanchi inscriptions.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 12,000-15,000
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