Watch List notes:

INDIA, Post-Mauryan (Deccan). Anonymous cast coinage. Circa 2nd century BC. 1/2 Karshapana (Bronze, 19x22 mm, 3.78 g), Bhagila. BHAGILAYA (in Brahmi) On the left, Bull standing to to right; on the right, tree-in-railing tree; below, river with fish. Rev. Blank. Pieper 495. Tiwari 1980A, p. 2, type 1. Rare. Somewhat rough, otherwise, very fine.


This coin is a rare civic issue of the ancient city state of Bhagila, located near Vidisha in central India.