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Auction 48  24 Sep 2020
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Lot 936

Estimate: 60 GBP
Price realized: 44 GBP
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The T. R. Hardaker Collection, Foreign Coins, Ancient India, Ayodhya, monarchical series, copper coin of Satyamitra, c.1st century AD, bull standing in front of a ritual pillar, Brahmi legend Satyamitrasa below, rev: palm tree to r. and swan to l., wt. 8.04gms.; Ujjain, uninscribed die-struck coin of post- Mauryan period, c.200-100 BC, a couple holding hands, wavy line representing a river below (this depiction alludes to the classical presentation of a 'Mithuna' in the Indian art tradition), rev: 'Ujjain' symbol with taurines in orbs, wt. 4.26gms.; Kunindas, monarchical issue attributed to Amoghabhuti, but most likely struck posthumously in his name, c.1st century AD, deer facing r., a figure of goddess Lakshmi to the right; traces of Brahmi legend around, rev: symbolic configuration with six-arched hill in centre, tree in railing to right, triangle-headed standard to left, wavy line below, wt. 3.82gms.; Satavahanas, 'universal' potin elephant type coin, attributed to Vasithiputa Siri Satakani, c. mid 1st century AD, elephant standing with trunk raised, facing r., Brahmi legend ...(Sa)takanisa) above, rev, 'Ujjain' symbol, wt. 3.54gms.; Malwa, Kathiawad (Northern Gujarat), uninscribed die-struck coin of post-Mauryan period, c.200-100 BC, six-armed symbol, taurine-headed standard and a standing human figure, rev. swastika with taurine-ended arms, wt. 1.89gms., very fine (5)
(60-70 GBP)
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