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Ancient India
Lot No.1
AUC50
Ancient India
Auction Date: 04-01-2026
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, 17.81mm; 4.90g. Obv: One large punch of 'six semicircles around a bold dot' symbol, a secondary punch of bull plus a third punch of a sun symbol. Rev: Blank.
Extremely fine for the type, Extremely rare.
The 'Ayodhya' series is one of the rarest of North Indian archaic punch-marked series with very few surviving specimens known. It was most likely one of the earliest coin series in India, loosely contemporary with the 'bent bar' coinage in Gandhara, the scyphate punch marked coins of Kashi and the 'pulley'-type coins of Western Deccan.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,00,000-3,50,000
Sold For :
Rs. 6,60,000
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