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Extremely Rare with Proto-Shiva and Bull
Lot 488: India, Eran city. Ca. 2nd century B.C. Æ 1/2 karshapana. 
AUCTION: Triskeles - Auction 28 (Auction 338)
- Sold Winning Bid: $60
- 1 Bid(s)
Description
Ca. 2nd century B.C. Æ 1/2 karshapana (17 mm, 3.16 g). Five punches: bull standing right, six-armed symbol, tree-in-railing, male figure holding stick, river below / Blank. Pieper 459 (with Ujjain symbol). Extremely rare. Fine.
The human figure holds a stick and a water-pot (kamandalu), indicating an early depiction of Shiva. This type with proto-Shiva figure and bull is the rarest in the Eran series of punchmarked copper coins. The six-armed symbol is unrecorded – Pieper records this type with an Ujjain symbol only (Pieper 459).
Lot Details
- Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
- Lot #: 488
- Listing #: 178326
- Closed: Friday, June 21, 2019 6:42:20 PM CT
- Estimate: $100