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Ancient India: Post-Mauryan, Western Punjab - copper coin of Jayabhuti, not listed in PAIC, 1.85g.

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Ancient Start Price:NA Estimated At:30,000.00 - 40,000.00 INR
Ancient India: Post-Mauryan, Western Punjab - copper coin of Jayabhuti, not listed in PAIC, 1.85g.
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Post-Mauryan monarchical coinage in Western Punjab - copper coin of Jayabhuti, (c.100-50BC), not listed in PAIC, 1.85g. Obv: Elephant's head left with trunk raised, small tree in railing to left; Brahmi legend …bhutisa below. Rev: Battle axe, tree-in-railing and Nandipada in a row; Kharoshthi legend Raña to top right and bhutisa below.

About Extremely fine, Extremely rare.

The coins of Jayabhuti are a recent discovery among the monarchical coinages of the Punjab. It is plausible that he belonged to one of the tribes of the Himalayan foothills, as his coins are chiefly known from the Punjab - Kashmir crossroads on the Pakistani side of the border.