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Lot No.81
AUC46
Ancient India
Auction Date: 23-12-2023
Copper
Ancient Tamil Nadu, Chola dynasty, uninscribed die-struck copper coin ascribed to the 'Sangam Age' (c.150-50 BC), not listed in MCSI, 4.82g. Obv: symbolic configuration - tree in railing in centre; to left, elephant facing right, to right, arched hill; Shrivatsa above, crescent with taurines to its left and a six-armed symbol to right. Rev: lion with raised tail, facing right, in a double ornamental border of taurines and rayed rectangle.
Good very fine, Very rare.
The attribution of this coin to the Cholas is based on the device lion/tiger which was the dynastic emblem of the early Cholas. This is an exceptionally rare and highly ornate type of uninscribed die-struck coinage of the 'Sangam' period.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 30,000-40,000
Sold For :
Rs. 30,000
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