Lot 55-247. Pre Mauryan (Ganges Valley), Matsya(?). ca. 500-300 BC. AR vimshatika. Rare.

Pre Mauryan (Ganges Valley), Matsya(?). ca. 500-300 BC. AR vimshatika (28.2 mm, 4.41 g). Uniface, unusual obverse design that resembles winding rivers, with 4 countermarks on obverse and looks ot double punched on reverse too. Must be a reused coin / This series has been published in Numismatic Digest 36-37 (2012-2013). 'A New Local Type of Early Punchmarked Coins' by Sharad Sharma and Badri Prasad Verma. The publication goes into the many sub-varieties in detail. EF. Rare. 

Pre Mauryan (Ganges Valley) Matsya(?) per Hardaker

 

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$  100.00

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$ 122.00 (9 bid(s))
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