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Audumbara Janapada Copper Coin of Rudradasa of Punjab region with Lion on the reverse.

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:8,000.00 INR Estimated At:8,000.00 - 10,000.00 INR
Audumbara Janapada Copper Coin of Rudradasa of Punjab region with Lion on the reverse.
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Items over 100 years old cannot be taken out of India without the permission of the Director General ASI.
Post-Mauryan, Tribal, Audumbara Janapada, Rudradasa (100 BC), Punjab Region,  Copper Unit, Obv: a three-storied temple with an axe-shafted and a ribboned trident on the right field, traces of  Brahmi legend around the field, Rev: a tree within railings and the forepart of an elephant on the right field, a lion standing facing right with upraised tail, a three-arched hill at the top-left,  the Kharoshthi legend “Mahadevasa Rana Rudraadasasa (Odubarisa)” around the field,  2.3g, 15.30x16.47mm, (Variant of Handa # Pl. VI-2/PAIC # 1033), about very fine  Rare.

Note: First observed on a specimen acquired by the British Museum, the reverse of the coin depicts a lion. It is of the same type and has rarely been offered at auction.
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