Lot 470: India, Post-Mauryan central India. Bhanumitra. Ca. 1st Century B.C. Æ coin.

AUCTION: Triskeles - Auction 31 (Auction 346)

Description

India, Post-Mauryan central India. Bhanumitra. Ca. 1st Century B.C. Æ coin (17 mm, 3.19 g). Human figure (Mahakal?) holding spear in left hand and kamandalu in right; Brahmi legend Rano Bhanumitasa around / Blank. Unpublished (cf. Pieper 414 with tree-in-railing). This type with human figure is not recorded. Pieper listed one specimen with a tree-in-railing. Extremely rare.

Bhanumitra was a post-Mauryan ruler of Vidarbha, who emerged between the collapse of Mauryan power in the Deccan and the rise of the Satavahana empire. His coins are all very rare.

Lot Details

Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
Lot #: 470
Listing #: 202785
Closed: Friday, March 27, 2020 6:36:20 PM CT
Estimate: $200

Starting Bid: $120
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Description

Bhanumitra was a post-Mauryan ruler of Vidarbha, who emerged between the collapse of Mauryan power in the Deccan and the rise of the Satavahana empire. His coins are all very rare.

Lot Details

Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
Lot #: 470
Listing #: 202785
Closed: Friday, March 27, 2020 6:36:20 PM CT
Estimate: $200