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Lot 406: India, Maurya-Sunga dynasties. 2nd century B.C. Æ coin.

AUCTION:  Triskeles - Auction 27 (Auction 335)

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  • Sold Winning Bid: $54
  • 1 Bid(s)
Description

2nd century B.C. Æ coin (14 mm, 3.44 g). Elephant advancing left, with hollow cross above; indradhavaja and swastika to left / Tree-in-railing to left; taurine in centre; to right, 3-arched hill above hollow cross. Pieper 187 var.; MACW 4287 var.. This arrangement of symbols is very hard to find. Our specimen has a swastika to left of the elephant - not recorded by Pieper. Very rare and choice. Very fine.

The uninscribed cast copper coins (UCCC) of northern India are the earliest copper coins issued in the subcontinent.

Lot Details
  • Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
  • Lot #: 406
  • Listing #: 211831
  • Closed: Friday, March 15, 2019 6:15:00 PM CT
  • Estimate: $90