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Ancient India: Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Upper Mahanadi Valley region, 1.18g.

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Ancient Start Price:NA Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,000.00 INR
Ancient India: Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Upper Mahanadi Valley region, 1.18g.
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Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Upper Mahanadi Valley region, 'Sonepur hoard' type, usually attributed to 'Kalinga’ or 'Vidarbha' Janapadas' - ABCD configuration, MATEC nos. 3951-3956, 1.18g. Obv: Four symbols - 1x Elephant, 1x Bull, 1x a grain-like pellet within a dotted border, 1x pair of oxen yoked to a plough.Rev: Plain.

Good Very fine, Very scarce

In his recent study on archaic punch-marked coins from the Deccan, Prashant Kulkarni has drawn interesting parallels between the 'pellet’ symbol and megalithic funerary architecture.