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Lot 1004: India. Banavasi. Ca. A.D. 250-400. Potin unit.

AUCTION:  Triskeles - Auction 26 (Auction 334)

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  • Sold Winning Bid: $30
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Banavasi. Ca. A.D. 250-400. Potin unit (19 mm, .96 g). Bull standing right with crude Brahmi legend around / Bow and arrow symbols. MACW -; Ganesh pp. 33-110. Pierced but attractive specimen of this enigmatic series, with lovely olive-green patina. Scarce. Very fine.

These thin coins are found in north Karnataka and are ascribed to the 'Period of Confusion' from ca. A.D. 250-400 that followed the rule of the Chutus. They depict a standing bull - a Shaivite symbol - with a legend (often blundered) that reads Rajno Vishnurudra Budhananda, a ruler known only from these coins.

Lot Details
  • Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
  • Lot #: 1004
  • Listing #: 202102
  • Closed: Friday, December 7, 2018 7:10:45 PM CT
  • Estimate: $50