Description
Archaic Punch-Marked Coinage from the Godavari Valley, Vidharbha Janapada, Melghat Region (c.400-350 BCE) – Silver 1/2 Karshapana, weighing 1.70g. The obverse features the ABCB type, with four main symbols: A, representing an elephant with a straight trunk facing left; B, two geometric symbols; and C, a tree with 15 branches. Dr. P.K. Chapter III, M65.3 (ACGVD), Bold punches make this coin one of the finest specimens to have surfaced in this type. Rare