Archive Lots

Ancient Vidarbha - uninscribed die-struck Copper coin of the pre-Satavahana period, c.200-150BC, Pauni regional type, 1.90 grams. Obv: elephant walking to right with arrowhead above its back. Rev: bull walking to the right. VF+.

Ancient Vidarbha - uninscribed die-struck Copper coin of pre-Satavahana period, c.200-150BC, West Vidarbha regional type, 0.60 grams. Obv: lion walking to the right, Swastika in front. Rev: tree. VF.

Marathwada / West Vidarbha - post-Mauryan uninscribed die-struck coinage, c.200-150BC, Copper unit of 'bull' type, not listed in PAIC, 3.10 grams. Obv: bull facing left, small Nandyavarta symbol behind, 'Ujjain' symbol and Swastika above. Rev: obscured. VF, Scarce.

Marathwada / West Vidarbha - post-Mauryan die-struck monarchical coinage, two Copper coins of Balamitra (c.200-150BC), showing different portions of the obverse, PAIC 2507, 0.40 grams. and 0.60 grams. Obv: Shrivatsa in centre, Brahmi legend Balamitasa to right. Rev: wheel with arrows emanating out. VF, Rare.

Ancient Marathwada / West Vidrabha - uninscribed die-struck coin of pre-Satavahana period, c.200-150BC, not listed in major publications, 3.80 grams. Obv: a highly intricate wheel motif, composed of eight arrows as spokes with taurines in compartments, surrounded by smaller symbols like Swastikas, enclosed in a rectangular border, with Nandyavarta symbols in four corners Rev: a tree in railing in a 3-D perspective, surrounded by Swastikas, enclosed in a rectangular border, with Nandyavarta symbols in four corners. XF, Very Rare.

Ancient Marathwada / West Vidrabha - uninscribed die-struck coin of pre-Satavahana period, c.200-150BC, not listed in major publications, 6.20 grams. Obv: a tree in railing with a turtle and two fishes inside a curved line below Rev: traces of a bull. VF+, Very Rare.

Ancient Marathwada/Western Vidarbha, pre-Satavahana uninscribed die-struck Copper coin, 'Gajalakshmi'-type (200-150 BC), PAIC 2300, 2.10 grams. Obv: Lakshmi standing facing on a lotus, lustrated by two elephants standing on lotus flowers on either side Rev: wheel with arrow spokes, tree in railing to left. VF+, Extremely rare.

Ancient Marathwada / West Vidrabha - uninscribed die-struck coin of pre-Satavahana period, c.200-150BC, not listed in major publications, 1.00 grams. Obv: tree in railing. Rev: 'Ujjain' symbol. VF+, Scarce.

Ancient South Vidarbha / Telangana - pre-Satavahana monarchical series, lead coin of Samagopa (c.200-150BC), not listed in PAIC, 3.30 grams. Obv: Brahmi legend Samagopasa in centre; bow-and-arrow, 'Ujjain' symbol above and a tree and bull below. Rev: Nandyavarta symbol, partly seen. VF+, Very rare.

Post-Mauryan independent dynasts, Vidarbha region (c.250-200BC) - inscribed uniface Silver Copper coin attributed to 'Shreyasa', a local issuer, PAIC 2394, 3.60 grams. Obv: two punches - 1 x taurines on either side of a crescent, 1 x Brahmi legend Seyaso. VF+, Extremely Rare.