Lot 234. Bharatpur, Matsya Maha Janapada. AR vimshatika. 500-300 B.C.

Bharatpur, Matsya Maha Janapada. AR vimshatika (30.75 mm, 4.42 g). 500-300 B.C. Unusual obverse design that resembles winding rivers, with 4 countermarks / Uniface, looks double punched on reverse. Symbols of Reused Planchet. A New Local Type of Early Punchmarked Coins' by Sharad Sharma and Badri Prasad Verma. EF, Rare. 

This is one of the 16 Major Janapadas also called as Maha Janapadas. This is catalogued by Buddhists in Anaguttara Nikaya. 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.

 

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$  150.00

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