Archaic Punch Marked Coinage, Ghagra– Gandak river basin, Silver, 354.96g, Uniface, A high

Archaic Punch Marked Coinage, Ghagra– Gandak river basin, Silver, 354.96g, Uniface, A highly unusual and unique silver ingot with cardinal divisions marked and small bankers’ marks applied. Unique, exceedingly rare. This piece was reportedly found in a mixed hoard of punch-marked coins attributed to the Kosala and Shakya/ Malla series of archaic punch-marked coins. The hoard is said to have been found in the late 1980s in the vicinity of the town of Dumariyaganj, located near Gorakhpur in the Indo-Nepal border tract. The coins of this hoard were dispersed through dealer-networks in Mumbai and

Sold for ₹40,00,000

Auction: Auction #96 · Oswal Antiques · 2022-07-23 · Estimate: ₹ 700000 - ₹ 800000

Category: Ancient : Western Kshatrapas

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