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Ancient : Punch Marked

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Ancient Start Price:26,500.00 INR Estimated At:25,000.00 - 30,000.00 INR
Ancient : Punch Marked
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Punch Marked, Upper Krishna valley, Wai-Sultanpur region of Western Maharashtra, attributed to ‘Ashmaka-Kuntala Janapada, Silver, 6.90g, Uniface, Pulley’-like symbol without ‘treskelis’ symbol between the prongs on obverse (Rajgor 502-509). With original patina deep punch. Very fine+, very rare.
The ‘pulley’-type punch-marked coinage is perhaps the earliest coinage in Deccan, mainly known from three large hoards found in the vicinity of Wai, Western Maharashtra. The most recent of these hoards was found in 1990s. Nearly all coins found in the hoard were cleaned to reveal a clean silver appearance. Hardly any survive preserving the original patina of the hoard. This is one such piece and therefore of exceptional rarity.