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Ancient India
Lot No.1
AUC51
Ancient India
Auction Date: 16-04-2026
Gold
Harappan Pre-Coinage Money (Indus Valley Civilization), mature phase (2500-2000 BC), set of 15 gold disks, used for trade as primitive money, recovered from excavations at Harappan sites, weighs 0.13g, 0.16g, 0.18g, 0.21g, 0.29g, 0.35g, 0.41g, 0.56g, 0.60g, 0.70g, 0.80g, 0.95g, 1.03g, 1.20g and 1.49g; 4.70mm to 12.76mm, Total weight 9.06g. (15 different weights)
Extremely fine, Exceedingly rare set.
A hoard of these disks were found in May 2000 at Mandi in Muzaffarnagar district, Western Uttar Pradesh, attributed to the Indus Valley Civilization. The hoard was contained in two bronze containers and included many varieties of spacer beads, hollow terminal beads, single and double bell-shaped beads, and thin circular disks. These ranks among the earliest precious-metal components discovered in India and were used as a medium for exchange.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,00,000-2,50,000
Sold For :
Rs. 14,00,000
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