Archive Lots

Magadha Mahajanapadha, Series VIb, (c.200 BC), Silver Karshapana, 3.60 grams, G&H#573, Obv: 6-Armed symbol, sun, 3 arched hill with crescent above, quartered square with left side thicker, from top left corner springs a plant with three branches, each side has 3 simple twigs, Elephant standing on a platform with spider below. Rev: dot with 2 crescents and 2 stars, Series VI would mark the accession of Ashoka - the Great, VF+.

Magadha Mahajanapadha, Series VII, (c.200 BC), Silver Karshapana, 3.20 grams, G&H#589, Obv: Single punch with 3 figures (some attribute it to Ram, Lakshman, and Sita Mata), 3 oval shaped with a cross line, dog-faced right holding a puppy with a tortoise below and taurines around its mouth, Rev: 3 oval shaped with a cross line. VF+, Scarce.

Magadha Mahajanapadha, Series VIII, (c.200 BC), Debased Silver Karshapana, 2.10 grams, G&H#600, Obv: 6-armed symbols, sun, 3 arched hill with crescent above, square with plants come out and humped bull with taurine below, Rev: dot with 2 crescent and 2 stars, Series VIII coins were issued after the death of Ashoka the great. VF+, Scarce.

Magadha Mahajanapadha, Silver Karshapana, Vidharba Region- Mangrul type, (c.200-100BC), 3.30 grams, G&H#612, Obv: Sun, 6-armed symbols, triangular in railing, (swastika) & taurine within a box, a tree with 10 leaves, Rev: 2 countermarks, this type of coin is generally found in Mangrul which is located southeast of Nagpur, VF+, Very Scarce.

Post- Magadha Mahajanapadha, Silver Karshapana, Sunga Empire Regions, (c. 200-100BC), 3.30 grams, G&H#616, Obv: sun, 6-armed symbols, 3 arched hills with crescent, 3 oval shapes with a cross line, dog facing right holding a puppy and tortoise below with taurines around, Rev: 3 oval shapes with cross lines. this type of coin is assumed to have been minted post-Maurya Empire from the Sungha region like Ujjain, Vidhidha, and Malwa to keep up the concept of Numismatic Continuity, VF+, Scarce.

Post- Magadha Mahajanapadha, Silver Karshapana, Malwa Region, (c. 200-100BC), G&H#640? Obv: 6 armed symbol, 3 arched hill with crescent, 3 oval shapes with a cross line, dot with 2 crescents, Rev: traces of a countermark. A dot with four crescents is an unusual mark on the obverse as it generally occurs on the reverse, Mitchner encountered a similar coin with a sun symbol missing ref. Mitchiner 2004, cf 4703-4704, this seems to be a better specimen as mitchner encountered a coin with only two symbols- 6 armed symbol and oval shaped symbol, the other two symbols were not clear. Unusual, XF, Extremely rare.

Ancient Malwa - Copper coin of post-Mauryna period, c.250-200BC, not in PAIC, 3.00 grams. Obv: three punches - tree, a three-arched hill with crescent, a human figure with pot and staff Rev: two punches - caduceus and 'Ujjain' symbol. VF, Very Scarce.

Ancient Malwa, post-Mauryan localized coinages - lead coin with six-armed symbol on obverse and 'caduceus' symbol struck twice on reverse, this variety not listed in PAIC, 3.90 grams. VF+, Very Rare.

Ancient Malwa, post-Mauryan localized coinages - two Silver coins from Vidisha region imitating imperial karshapana GH 566, with 'standing figure' punch, most punches not recognizable and mixed, 2.30 grams. and 2.20 grams. VF+, Scarce.

Ancient Malwa - post-Mauryan uninscribed die-struck Copper coin of Ujjain area, 'Shrivatsa' type, c.250-200 BC, PAIC 783, 10.00 grams. Obv: Shrivatsa in the centre, tree-in-railing to right and traces of river with fishes below. Rev: 'Ujjain' symbol with annulated orbs. VF, Scarce.