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Auction 37  15 Oct 2022
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Lot 9

Starting price: 8000 INR
Price realized: 11 000 INR
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Kuninda Dynasty, Amoghbuti (200 BC), Silver Drachma, "Sun" type. Obv: a deer standing to the right with a square-shaped vase above its back, an early Srivatsa symbol between its horns, a sixteen-dotted sun is behind the deer, the goddess Lakshmi stands on the right field in front of the deer, facing forward, and holds a lotus flower with an upraised right hand, the Brahmi legend "Rajnah Kunimdasya Amoghbhutisya Maharajasya"(Great king Amoghbhuti, of The Kunindas) around the field, Rev: a centrally placed six-arched hill (chaitya) with parasol, a wavy river line below and a Nandipada (Triratna) above, Swastika above an Indradhvaja on the left field and a tree within railings on the right, the Kharoshthi legend "Rana Kunindasa Amoghbutisa Maharajasa" (Great king Amogh, of the Kunindas) around the field, 2.26g, 16.55mm, (JONS by S. Kumar 218 # Type I, Class-3/Handa # Pl. XVI-1-3), almost complete legend visible on both the sides, about extremely fine, Rare.

Note: This variant has the sixteen-dotted sun behind the deer.
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