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Silver Drachma Coin of Kunindas of King Amoghbuti of One-Arched Hill type.

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:7,000.00 INR Estimated At:7,000.00 - 9,000.00 INR
Silver Drachma Coin of Kunindas of King Amoghbuti of One-Arched Hill type.
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Items over 100 years old cannot be taken out of India without the permission of the Director General Archaeological Survey of India.
Kuninda Dynasty, Amoghbuti (200 BC), Silver Drachma, "One-Arched Hill" type,  Obv: a deer standing to the right with a square-shaped vase above its back, an early Srivatsa symbol between its horns, a one-arched hill (chaitya) with a parasol below the deer, the goddess Lakshmi stands on the right field in front of the deer, facing forward, and holds a lotus flower with an upraised right hand, the Brahmi legend "Rajnah Kunimdasya (Amoghbhutisya) Maharajasya" (Great king Amoghbhuti, of The Kunindas) around the field, Rev: a centrally placed six-arched hill (chaitya) with parasol, a wavy river line below and a Nandipada (Triratna) above, a Swastika above an Indradhvaja on the left field and a tree within railings on the right, the Kharoshthi legend ("Rana Kunindasa Amoghbutisa Maharajasa") (Great king Amogh, of the Kunindas) around the field, 2.04g, 16.37mm, (JONS by S. Kumar 218 # Type I, Class-6), sharply struck, about extremely fine, Rare.

Note: This variant is distinguished by the one-arched hill (chaitya) with the parasol below the deer.
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