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Ancient India: Ancient Malwa, Ujjain region, heavy weight copper coin, 'standing man’ type, 20.44g

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Ancient Start Price:NA Estimated At:10,000.00 - 12,000.00 INR
Ancient India: Ancient Malwa, Ujjain region, heavy weight copper coin, 'standing man’ type, 20.44g
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Ancient Malwa, 'Ujjain' region uninscribed die-struck coinage (200-100 BC), heavy weight copper coin of 'standing man’ type, 20.44g. Obv: Man standing holding water-pot and stick, tree-in-railing to left. Rev: 'Ujjain' symbol with double-lined orbs. Kothari RB104.

Extremely fine, Very rare.

Kothari lists a coin of 26 gm for this type. This must be a 2/3rd unit in the same denominational standard. Such heavyweight coins are exceptional in the die-struck 'Ujjain' series of uninscribed post-Mauryan coinages. Most likely, they represented equivalent of multiples of silver Karshapana coins.