Archive Lots

Ancient Black Sea region (Skythia) coinage - 'dolphin-shaped' cast coin of Olbia Æ c.525-410 BC, 2.60 grams. VF+, Scarce.

Archaic Silver Coinage - Silver 1/4 shatamana of Gandhara series, with traces of a punch, ca. 450-300 BC, similar to Rajgor-561/567, struck with a partly engraved die, 2.80 grams. VF+, Scarce.

Saurashtra Janapadha, (c.450-50 BC), Silver 1/4 Karshapana, 0.80 grams, Obv: Geometric Symbols- a square surrounded by 4 circles with dot and 4 taurines in formation, Rev: Taurines visible, probably previous type, Anne van't Haaff 21.0.1 / N.13.81, VF, Very Scarce.

Saurashtra Janapadha, (c.450-50 BC), Silver 1/4 Karshapana, 1.00 grams, Obv: Elephant to the right standing on a platform surrounded by taurines, circles and dots, Rev: previous type, Anne van't Haaff# 6.6, XF, Very rare.

Saurashtra Janapadha, (c.450-50 BC), Silver 1/4 Karshapana, 1.00 grams, Obv: Geometric Symbols- a floor plan with a uniquely shaped taurine in the center with circle and taurine alternatively on each side, Rev: blank- some traces of previous type, similar to Anne van't Haaff 21.0.2 with taurines replacing swastika, making it an unlisted verity, Unique, Extremely rare.

Saurashtra Janapadha, (c.450-50 BC), Silver 1/4 Karshapana, 0.90 grams, Obv: Bunny/ Dog facing right on a crescent below a platform surrounded by circles, taurines, dots and swastika, Rev: traces of the previous type- Elephant to right and symbols around, Anne van't Haaff 24.0.5/6, Superb quality, XF+, Rare.

Saurashtra Janapadha, (c.450-50 BC), Silver 1/4 Karshapana, 0.80 grams, Obv: Bull facing left with a wall in the front under type of Lakshmi reclining left clearly visible, Rev: Blank, Anne van't Haaff 5.4.5. VF+, Very Scarce.

Saurashtra Janapadha, (c.450-50 BC), Silver 1/4 Karshapana, 0.80 grams, Obv: Six arched hills, double struck, Rev: Blank, Anne van't Haaff 1.0.1, Double-struck Error, XF, Very Rare.

Saurashtra Janapadha, (c.450-50 BC), Silver 1/4 Karshapana, 0.70 grams, Obv: bull facing left probably a tree with the sun visible behind, Rev: Enigmatic symbol, Anne van't Haaff 5.2.1, VF, Extremely rare.

Saurashtra Janapadha, (c.450-50 BC), Silver 1/8 Karshapana, 0.50 grams, Obv: Lakshmi seated on a chair, Rev: Tree with traces of auxiliary symbols, Anne van't Haaff 4.4., VF, Unusual weight, Very Rare.