Auction 28 Coins of Ancient India Punch Marked Coin 1 Shakya Janapada (600-500 BC) 1. Archaic Series, Silver 5 Shana, Narhan Hoard type I, Scyphate coinage, Obv: circular mark bold punch with five pellets around a circle in the centre and ancillary symbols around, Rev: uniface and scyphate, 6.61g, 26.87x19.8mm, (Rajgors Series 33/Hardekar, 2019 # NH 35), about very fine, Very Rare. Estimated Price: 6000-7000 2 2. Archaic Series, Silver 5 Shana, Narhan Hoard type I, Scyphate coinage, Obv: central symbol with four small dots around square pellet, all within quatrefoil and ancillary symbols around, Rev: uniface and scyphate, 6.64g, 28.08x17.7mm, (unlisted type in Rajgors/Hardekar, 2019 # NH 32), about very fine, Very Rare. Estimated Price: 6000-7000 3. Vidarbha Janapada (600-500 BC), Wainganga Valley, Silver 1/2 Karshapana, ABCC 3 type, Obv: four punches consisting Elephant facing left, three taurine going around in a circle within a dotted border and 2x composite symbol of ’triskeles’ with dots and circles, Rev: uniface, 1.56g, 18.44x12.19mm, about very fine, Scarce. Estimated Price: 5000-6000 Vatsa Janapada (500-410 BC) 4. Silver Karshapana, Son Valley type, Obv: reused vatsa planchet of four punches consisting vatsa royal emblem of Scorpio with taurine in it, sun, Elephant standing facing 4 left with taurine above on it and six-armed symbol, Rev:traces of main symbols, 3.3g, 26.78x18.98mm, (Hardekar, 2019 # SN. 20 & 21 variant/SN. 34), about extremely fine, Extremely Rare. Estimated Price: 10,000-12,000 5. Silver Karshapana, Obv: four punches consisting 2x vatsa royal mark of Scorpio, Elephant with crescent above and another uncertain symbol, Rev: several banker marks, 3.20g, 23.42mm, (Variant of Rajgor Series 78 # 1213), about very fine,Rare. 5 Estimated Price: 6000-7000 Magadha Janapada (600-350 BC) 6. Silver Karshapana, GH Series 0, Obv: four punches consisting rayed sun, six-armed wheel, Fish and square along with five dots (5 dice) symbol, Rev: single banker marks, 3.23g, 20.58mm, (Unreported), about very fine, Extremely Rare. 6 Fish on the coins of this series has not been reported earlier, this type is discovered recently from Uttar Pradesh and remains unreported and unpublished so far. Estimated Price: 12,000-15,000 7. Silver Karshapana, GH Series I/216, Obv: five punches consisting rayed sun, six-armed wheel, four taurine with central circle, six-pointed star with dots and leaf symbol, Rev: uniface, 3.15g, 26.37x24.11mm, (Rajgor Series 12 # 282/Mitch. ACW # 3922), choice very fine, Rare. 7 Estimated Price: 3000-4000 8. Silver Karshapana, GH Series I/207, Obv: five punches consisting rayed sun, six- armed wheel, square along with five dots (5 dice), bow and arrow and other ancillary symbols around, Rev: two banker marks, 2.89g, 21.99x20.94mm, (Rajgor Series 12 # 273), about very fine, Scarce. Estimated Price: 2500-3000 8 9. Silver Karshapana, Obv: five punches consisting sun, six-armed wheel, an Elephant standing facing right, a Rabbit surrounded by taurines and tree symbol, Rev: several banker marks, 3.03g, 22.79x18.32mm, (Rajgor Series 13 # 365/Mitch. ACW # 3994), choice very fine, Scarce. Estimated Price: 1500-2000 9 1 Coins of Ancient India 10. Silver Karshapana, Obv: five punches consisting sun, six-armed wheel, a Fish, a Rabbit surrounded by taurines and tree symbol, Rev: uniface, 3.39g, 12.19x25.2mm, (Rajgor Series 13 # 367/Mitch. ACW # 4007), choice extremely fine, Scarce. Estimated Price: 2000-2500 11. Silver Karshapana, Obv: five punches consisting rayed sun, six-armed wheel, an Elephant, a Bull and Fishes within the box symbol, Rev: single banker mark leaf, 3.43g, 19.6x17.4mm, (Rajgor Series 13 # 393/Mitch. ACW # 4011), about very fine, Scarce. 10 Estimated Price: 2000-2500 12. Kashi under Kosala Janapada (525-465 BC), Silver Vimshatika, Jakhania Hoard type, Obv: four punches consisting two pairs of geometrical symbols, Rev: four banker marks of sun and other symbols, 4.41g, 25.23mm, (Rajgor Series 58 # 799/Hardekar, 2019 # KA 158), choice very fine, Very Rare. Estimated Price: 6000-8000 11 13. Panchala Janapada (400-350 BC), Silver Vimshatika, Obv: geometrical 3 ’S’ design symbols and counterstruck with a beaded taurine mark, Rev: single banker mark, 4.33g, 23.07x20.10mm, (Unlisted in Rajgor/Hardekar, 2019 # WH 12), about very fine,Rare. Estimated Price: 4000-5000 14. Eran-Vidisha Region (300-200 BC), Copper Square Unit, Obv: railed indradhvaja in the centre, taurine in open enclosure on left, six-armed symbol on top and river at bottom with Fishes, Rev: uniface, 8.01g, 22.86x22.29mm, (W. Pieper # 465), about very fine, Scarce. 12 Estimated Price: 2000-2500 City State of Kurapurika (BC 200) 15. Narmada Valley, Kamshya or Bell metal coin called as Kamshika, Obv: Tiger seated facing right, tree railing behind, an Ujjaini symbol in front, Brahmi legend below “Sa Ku”, Rev: uniface, 3.6g, 24.92mm, (P. P. Kulkarni, Coins of Kurapurika, a forgotten City State of Narmada Valley, Journal of Academy of Indian Numismatics and Sigillography. Vol. 13 XIX• - XX. Indore, 2005, PP. 21-27), about very fine, Very Rare. Estimated Price: 4000-5000 16. Narmada Valley, Bell Metal Unit, Uninscribed type, Obv: Ujjaini symbol, inverted triangle headed standard to left and taurine symbol above, Rev: uniface, 0.7g, 10.34mm, (Unlisted in major references), about very fine,Rare. Estimated Price: 4000-5000 City State Issue, Erikachha (300-200 BC) 14 17. Erich Region, Dasharna area, Betwa River, Cast Copper Unit, Obv: bow and arrow at right and railed tree, Brahmi legend “Erikacha” between horizontally placed a Ujjaini symbol at left, Rev: uniface, 3.3g, 26.32mm, about extremely fine, Rare in this condition. Estimated Price: 3000-4000 18. Ajitas (300-200 BC), Dasharna area, Cast Lead Damaru/Dumbbell Shaped, Obv: 15 two Lions springing out to left and right, Rev: Brahmi legend “Ajita(sha”) in early style characters, 8.65g, 20.52x14.50mm, (Mohanlal Gupta, Erich an Ancient City, Var. # 54), about very fine, Rare. Estimated Price: 5000-6000 Kuninda Dynasty 16 19. Amoghbuti (200 BC), Silver Drachma, Obv: A Deer standing to the right with square- shaped vase above its back, early Srivatsa symbol between it horns, goddess Lakshmi standing on a half lotus flower in front of the Deer, holding lotus flower in upraised right hand, Brahmi legend around “Rajnah Kunimdasya (Amoghbhutisya Maharajasya)”, (Great king Amoghbhuti, of The Kunindas), Rev: centrally placed six arched hill with wavy river line below, Nandipada on top, Swastika above, an indradhvaja and a tree in railing, Kharoshthi legend around “Rana Kunindasa Amoghbutisa Maharajasa”, (Great king 17 Amogh, of the Kunindas), 2.02g, 16.89mm, (JONS.218 by Sanjeev Kumar # Type II, Class-1), about very fine,Rare. Estimated Price: 4000-4500 19 18 2 Auction 28 20. Amoghbuti (200 BC), Silver Drachma, Obv: A Deer standing to the right with square- shaped vase above its back, early Srivatsa symbol between it horns, three arched hill with 20 parasol below the deer, goddess Lakshmi standing facing infront of the Deer, holding lotus flower in upraised right hand, Brahmi legend around “Rajnah Kunimdasya Amoghbhutisya Maharajasya ”, (Great king Amoghbhuti, of The Kunindas), Rev: centrally placed six arched hill with wavy river line below, Nandipada on top, Swastika above, an indradhvaja and a tree in railing, Kharoshthi legend around “Rana Kunindasa Amoghbutisa 21 Maharajasa” , (Great king Amogh, of the Kunindas), 2.15g, 17.52mm, (variant of JONS by Sanjeev Kumar 218 # Type II, Class-5/Handa # Pl. XIII), about extremely fine,Rare. Estimated Price: 3500-4000 21. Sangam Cholas (200 BC), Copper Square Unit, Obv: Tiger standing facing left, tail and right front leg raised, Rev: Elephant standing left with Srivatsa symbol above, Horse 22 standing left behind the Elephant, 1.07g, 13.29x11.12mm, (W. Pieper # 789), about very fine,Rare. Estimated Price: 2000-2500 22. Indo Greeks, Menander I (155-130 BC), Silver Drachma, Obv: diademed, bust of king to left, seen from behind, holding spear with his upraised right hand, Greek legend around “BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ / MENANΔPOY” (Basileos Soteros Menandrou… of king Menander, the Saviour), Rev: Athena alkidemos standing facing right, holding 23 aegis on outstretched left arm, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, Taxila monogram at left, Kharoshthi legend around “Maharajasatratarasa / menamdrasa”, 2.36g, 16.95mm, (variant of Mitch. ACW # 1788), choice very fine. Scarce. Estimated Price: 3500-4000 23. Anandas of Karwar, Chutukulananda (280-320 AD), Banavasi Region, Copper Alloy Unit, Obv: Lion standing facing right on six arched hill, damru symbol in front of it and Brahmi legend above “Rajno Chutukula(nandasa)” , Rev: tree railing within twelve compartments, 5.77g, 25.47mm, (unpublished and unreported), about extremely fine with original patina, Extremely Rare. An interesting coin which could have been struck with the influence from those of Satavahanas Lion type. It was struck by the Chutukulananda from the North Karnataka region, “Rajno Chutkulnanada” is the arrangement of legends what we see on the coins from this dynasty. First reported coin for the type. 24 Estimated Price: 15,000-20,000 Kushan Dynasty 24. Vasudeva I (190-230 AD), Gold Dinar, “OESHO”(Shiva) type, Large flan, Obv: crowned, diademed king, nimbate standing, sacrificing at altar at left, filleted trident above fire altar and holding second trident in left hand, flames at right shoulder, Bactrian legend around “POONOpOO BAZOHO KOPONO” (King of Kings Bazodeo Kushan), nandipada in right field,Rev: lord Shiva standing facing, holding trident and diadem, the Bull (nandi) standing behind to left with Bactrian legend at right “Ohpo” (OESHO), tamgha at upper left field, dotted border around, 7.93g, 22.95mm , (Variant of Gobl # 680/Shrava # 303), about extremely fine, Very Rare.