Lots 001-019 | Lots 020-039 | Lots 040-060 | Lots 061-083|
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ANCIENT COINS
	001.  Vedic Bead Money (c. 1,000-600 BC), Group of Beads (73), made of various precious and semi-precious stones and in every conceivable shape, used as Nishka (money) for jewellery and for Barter in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh (see S K Bhatt, Nishka, the Rig Vedic Money). Fine to Very Fine+. (73) Estimate: Rs. 2,000-2,500
	002.  Punch-marked Coins, Gandhara Janapada (6th century BC ), Silver, Bent Bar, 11.28 g. Small counter-marks in the centre, nice bend from centre, Very Fine+, Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 3,500-4,000
	003.  Punch-marked Coins, Gandhara Janapada, Silver, Bent Bar, 11.2 g, mid-sized bar type with two symbols punched from a single punch. No counter-marks in the centre of this uniface coin. Uncleaned, Very Fine, Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 2,000-2,200
	004.  Punch-marked Coins, Gandhara Janapada, Silver, Bent Bar, 11.1 g, mid-sized bar type with two symbols punched from a single punch. No counter-marks in the centre of this uniface coin. Slightly shallow impressions, Very Fine, Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 2,000-2,200
	005.  Punch-marked Coins, Gandhara Janapada, Silver, Bent Bar, small dumpy, mid-sized bar with two symbols on either end with small bankers’ marks in the centre. Very Fine, Rare. Estimate: Rs. 2,500-3,000
	006.  Punch-marked Coins, Gandhara Janapada, 6th century BC, Silver, Bent Bar, usual two symbol type with punches at the two ends, minute marks in the centre. Narrow bar type. Sharp impressions, Rare. Estimate: Rs. 2,000-3,000
	007.  Punch-marked Coins, Gandhara Janapada, 6th century BC, Silver, Bent Bar, usual two symbol type with punches at the two ends,. Broader Bar type. Slightly shallow impressions, Rare. Estimate: Rs. 2,000-3,000
	008.  Punch-marked Coins, Gandhara Janapada, 6th century BC, Silver, Bent Bar, small and dumpy issue with both the symbols quite close to each other. One small chisel mark in the centre. Uncleaned with Green patina, nice bend, Rare. Estimate: Rs. 1,500-2,000
	009.  Punch-marked Coins, Gandhara Janapada, 6th century BC, Silver, Bent Bar, small dumpy type with the two symbols overlapping each other in the centre. The punches were much bigger than the actual flans of the coins resulting in half impressions on the coins, Rare. Estimate: Rs. 1,500-2,000
	010.  Punch-marked Coins, Gandhara Janapada, Silver (4), 1.2 g each. Single symbol type, scyphate, uniface, Very Fine+, Scarce. (4) Estimate: Rs. 1,800-2,000
	011.  Punch-marked Coins, Gandhara Janapada, 6th century BC, Silver, 1.2 g, 1/8 Shatamana or Shana (Rajgor 2001 Series 41). Single symbol type, scyphate, Uncleaned, Very Fine+, Scarce; Imperial Magadha, 4th century BC, Silver, Karshapana, 5-symbol type, Bull standing on five-arched hill type (G&H # 450). Uniface, no countermarks on either side, Very Fine+, Scarce; Vira Kerala (AD 1102-1144), Silver (2), Nagari legend above and below a crocodile, Shri vira / keralasya on obv; legend above and below a flower, shri ganda / ramkusasta on rev (Mitchiner 446). Cleaned, About Very Fine+, Scarce. (4) Estimate: Rs. 1,800-2,000
	012.  Punch-marked Coins, Shakya Janapada, Silver, Narhan-type Punch-marked, Pentagon symbol in the centre, numerous shroff marks around the central symbol indicating the extent of time the coin remained in the circulation. Uniface, Very Fine, Rare. Estimate: Rs. 12,000-15,000
	013.  Punch-marked Coins, Shakya Janapada, Silver, Narhan-type Punch-marked, Pentagon symbol in the centre, with minute shroff marks around. Dumpy type, About Very Fine, Rare. Estimate: Rs. 12,000-15,000
	014.  Punch-marked Coins, Kosala Janapada, 5th Century BC, Silver, Karshapana, Jais Hoard type (Rajgor 2001, Series 60); Kashi Janapada (4), Silver, Vimshatika, issued under the supremacy of Kosala Janapada (Rajgor 2001, Series 58). Fine+ to Very Fine, Scarce. (5) Estimate: Rs. 6,000-7,000
	015.  Punch-marked Coins, Panchala Janapada, 5th century BC, Silver, ½ Karshapana, composite symbol type, one counter-mark on rev (Rajgor 2001, Series 73). Cleaned but clear impressions, Very Fine, Rare. Estimate: Rs. 2,200-2,500
	016.  Punch-marked Coins, Babyal Coins, 5th century BC, Silver (2), Double obv type with six-armed as the first obv and usual trikeli as the second obv; another coin is of a Uniface type trisklei variety (Rajgor 2001, Series 21, Types 428 & 429b). Very Fine to Extremely Fine, Scarce. (2) Estimate: Rs. 1,000-1,200
	017.  Punch-marked Coins, Magadha, Silver, Karshapana, 5-symbol type, the first four symbols are recorded but the fifth mark with a solid wavy line, is not known (cf. Rajgor Series 12, Nos. 103-110). Very Fine+, Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 1,500-1,800
	018.  Eran, 3rd century BC, Copper, Punch-marked type, 3-symbol type, river with fishes and turtles, tree-in-railing and an Ujjayini symbol on obv; a horse and six-armed symbol on rev. Uncleaned, a corner is broken, Fine+, Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 1,200-1,500
	019.  Indo-Greeks, Apollodotus I (c. 160-150 BC) Silver, Drachm, 2.5 g, Square, elephant standing to right with Greek legend around on obv; bull to right with Kharoshti legend on three sides on rev. About Extremely Fine and Scarce in this condition. Estimate: Rs. 2,500-3,000

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