City state, Suktimati, Vatsa / Chedi Region, Inscribed Cast Copper, 1.94g, Obv: Bull walki

City state, Suktimati, Vatsa / Chedi Region, Inscribed Cast Copper, 1.94g, Obv: Bull walking to left, traces of a tree to left; Brahmi legend “Sutimati” above, Rev: Elephant walking to left triangle-headed standard to left and Ujjain symbol above. Very fine, very rare. Ancient Indian texts mention that the capital city of Chedi, a kingdom which fell roughly in the Bundelkhand division of Madhya Pradesh regions to the south of river Yamuna along the river Ken, was called Suktimati in Sanskrit and Sotthivati-nagara in Pali. In the Mahabharata, Dhrishtaketu was the name of the king of Chedi who s

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Auction: Auction #79 · Oswal Antiques · 2019-07-26 · Estimate: ₹ 1500 - ₹ 2000

Category: Ancient : City state

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