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Ancient India
Lot No.1
AUC45
Ancient India
Auction Date: 19-08-2023
Silver
Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Gomti-Ghagra River Valley region, usually attributed to Ayodhya Janapada (c.600-400 BC), Vimshatika standard, similar to MATEC 2167-2182, 4.87g. Obv: One large punch of 'six curves around a bold dot’ symbol and a side punch of bull. Rev: Blank.
Extremely fine, Exceedingly rare.
The 'Ayodhya' series is one of the rarest of North Indian archaic punch-marked series with very few surviving specimens known.
Similar coin was sold in 2011 in Baldwin's Auction 71, Lot no. 1246 at hammer 1,200 GBP.
Similar coin was sold in 2023 in Our Auction 44, Lot no. 01 at hammer Rs 1,32,000.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 80,000-1,00,000
Sold For :
Rs. 1,60,000
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