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Triskeles Sale 28  21 Jun 2019
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Lot 493

Estimate: 200 USD
Price realized: 120 USD
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Ca. 2nd century B.C. Æ coin (20 mm, 7.27 g). Male deity Mahakal (Shiva) standing facing at right; to left, Nandi bull standing right, with indradhvaja above; in centre, tree-in-railing; below, fish in river / Ornate 4-orbed Ujjain symbol, with taurine symbols between each arm. cf. Pieper 321-322 (without indradhavaja). An attractive coin boldly struck on a broad flan. Rare and choice. Very fine.

Lord Mahakal (Shiva) is the local deity worshipped in Ujjain. Finding Shiva and Nandi bull together on a coin is difficult.The indradhvaja seen on this specimen is not recorded by Pieper.

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