Archive Lots

Gandhara Mahajanapada, 600-500 BC, Silver Punchmark Shatamana, 11.30 grams, 36.37mm x 10.26mm, Obverse: Two six-armed wheel symbols with orbs on each arm, Reverse: Uniface, Very Fine, Rare. Reference: Hardaker, Non Imperial Series, Group B, Page 56.

Gandhara Mahajanapada, 600-500 BC, Silver Punchmark 1/8 Shatamana, 1.30 grams, 17.08mm, Obverse: A six-armed wheel symbol with orbs on each arm, Reverse: Uniface, Very Fine, Scarce. Reference: Hardaker, Non Imperial Series, Group G, Page 58.

Narhan hoard type, 600-400 BC, Silver double Karshapana, 7.20 grams, 30.77mm x 17.98mm, Obverse: A center pentagonal shaped symbol surrounded by ancillary punches of Sun, Wheel, Cross, Reverse: Uniface, Very Fine, Very Rare. Reference: Hardaker, Non-imperial series, Type NH2. Coins of the Narhan hoard are strong contenders for the earliest coins of India, owing to their archaic manufacturing technique.

Narhan hoard type, 600-400 BC, Silver double Karshapana, 7.0 grams, 27.23mm x 18.31mm, Obverse: A central circular blob with a pentagon shape around it and surrounded by dots, an ancillary flower punch, Reverse: Uniface, Very Fine, Very Rare, Reference: Hardaker, Non- imperial series, Type NH35. Coins of the Narhan hoard are strong contenders for the earliest coins of India, owing to their archaic manufacturing technique.

Kasi Mahajanapada, 600-500 BC, Silver Vimshatika, ABBC type, 4.80 grams, 31.70mm, Obverse: An elaborate flower punch, a simple flower punch, Two Sun symbols, Banker’s marks, Reverse: Banker’s marks, Very Fine for the type, Extremely Rare, Unlisted in Hardaker.

Kosala Mahajanapada, 500-400 BC, Silver Half Vimshatika, ABCD type, 3.30 grams, 16.30mm x 15.13mm, Obverse: Four punches- Six arm, Triskelis, Star, Pin and bowl, Reverse: Banker’s marks, Very Fine, Extremely Rare, Reference: Kosala Series 2 Unlisted type in Hardaker.

Magadha Mahajanapada, 500-400 BC, Series 0, Vimshatika, 5.30 grams, 25.53mm, Obverse: Main punches of Sun, Six arm, a set of dots, Reverse: Uniface, Very Fine, Very Rare, Slight planchet crack visible. Reference: Gupta & Hardaker- Series 0.

Magadha Mahajanapada, Series 1, 500-400 BC, Karshapana, 2.70 grams, 24.87mm, Obverse: Five main punches including Sun, Six arm, Circles with smaller peripheral circles, a set of four buds, a Tree, Additional Banker’s marks, Reverse: Uniface, Very Fine, Extremely Rare. Reference: Gupta & Hardaker- Series 1 Unlisted type and weight.

A set of four Ancient Punch mark coins (600-200 BC) offered as a single lot, Fine to Very Fine, Very Scarce. 1) Gandhara Billon Shatamana Bent Bar, 10.0 grams, Obverse: Double six-arm punches, Reverse: Uniface , Reference: Hardaker, Non imperial series, Group F, Page 57. 2) Gandhara Silver 1/8 Shatamana, 1.40 grams, Obverse: Six-arm punch, Reverse: Uniface Reference: Hardaker, Non imperial series, Group G, Page 58. 3) Magadha Mahajanapada, Silver Karshapana, 3.4 grams, Obverse: Various Punches of Five arch hill surmounted by tree, six-armed symbol, Standing Bull and Rayed Sun, Reverse: Banker’s marks. Reference: Hardaker, Magadha-Mauryan series, Series IVa or IVd. 4) Saurashra Janapada, Silver Shatamana, 0.90 grams, with temple like symbol on obverse and reverse

A set of three ancient Silver punch mark coins of Panchala Janapada (600-400 BC) offered as a single lot, Half Karshapana, 1.7 to 1.8 grams weight range, Obverse: Flower punch, Reverse: Banker’s marks, Fine to Very Fine, Rare. Reference: Hardaker, Non imperial series, PN1, Page 74.