ANCIENT BENGAL: AR ½ karshapana (1.79g), ca. 6th-4th century BC, four symbols: sun, six-armed symbol, taurine, uncertain symbol (resemebles a "T " above a tilde), blank reverse, EF, RRR. This is the only example of this version we have seen.
Numismatic Auction #20
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Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #20
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Lot #1103 - india ancient
ANCIENT BENGAL: AR ½ karshapana (1.81g), ca. 6th-4th century BC, four symbols: sun, six-armed symbol, hollow cross, fish, blank reverse, EF, RRR. This is one of two examples of this version we have seen, both in this sale.
Lot #1104 - india ancient
ANCIENT BENGAL: AR ½ karshapana (1.81g), ca. 6th-4th century BC, four symbols: sun, six-armed symbol, hollow cross, fish, blank reverse, EF, RRR. This is one of two examples of this version we have seen, both in this sale.
Lot #1105 - india ancient
ANCIENT BENGAL: AR ½ karshapana (2.02g), ca. 6th-4th century BC, four symbols: sun, six-armed symbol, bird, taurine, plain reverse, bold strike, EF, RR. About 20 or so pieces of this series, mainly the subtype with these four symbols, were found with the vimshatika series in the Mahasthangarh region, possibly two separate hoards, but full information remains unknown.
Lot #1106 - india ancient
ANCIENT BENGAL: AR ½ karshapana (2.02g), ca. 6th-4th century BC, four symbols: sun, six-armed symbol, bird, taurine, overstruck on a similar type (on the reverse), but with a whorl instead of the taurine, VF, RR.
Lot #1107 - india ancient
ANCIENT BENGAL: AR ½ karshapana (1.80g), ca. 6th-4th century BC, four symbols: sun, six-armed symbol, bird, taurine, overstruck on a similar type (on the reverse), but with a whorl instead of the taurine, VF, RR.
Lot #1108 - india ancient
ANCIENT BENGAL: AR ½ karshapana (1.95g), ca. 6th-4th century BC, four symbols: sun, six-armed symbol, bird, taurine, overstruck on a similar type (on the reverse), but with a whorl instead of the taurine, VF, RR.
Lot #1109 - india ancient
ANCIENT BENGAL: AR ½ karshapana (1.98g), ca. 6th-4th century BC, four symbols: sun, six-armed symbol, bird, taurine, overstruck on a similar type (on the reverse), but with a whorl instead of the taurine, VF, RR.
Lot #1110 - india ancient
ANCIENT BENGAL: AR ½ karshapana (1.85g), ca. 6th-4th century BC, four symbols: sun, six-armed symbol, bird, taurine, overstruck on a similar type (on the reverse), but with a whorl instead of the taurine, VF, RR.
Lot #1111 - india ancient
ANCIENT BENGAL: AR vimshatika (4.33g), ca. 5th-3rd century BC, uniface, unusual obverse design that resembles winding rivers, with 1 tiny countermark on obverse and 5 on reverse, appears to be unpublished, VF, R. Since our last auction, we have been told that these were found not far from the Karatoya (Korotoa) River in Bangladesh, in the region of Mahasthangarh, somewhat north of the city of Bogra. Their dating is uncertain, as they may...
Lot #1112 - india ancient
ANCIENT BENGAL: AR vimshatika (4.28g), ca. 5th-3rd century BC, uniface, unusual obverse design that resembles winding rivers, with 1 countermark on obverse and 7 on reverse, appears to be unpublished, VF, R.
Lot #1113 - india ancient
ANCIENT BENGAL: AR vimshatika (4.41g), ca. 5th-3rd century BC, uniface, unusual obverse design that resembles winding rivers, with 4 countermarks on obverse and 13 on reverse, appears to be unpublished, VF, R.
Lot #1114 - india ancient
ANCIENT BENGAL: AR vimshatika (4.39g), ca. 5th-3rd century BC, uniface, unusual obverse design that resembles winding rivers, with the standard identifying countermark (pellet within triangle) and one banker's mark on the obverse and no countermarks on the reverse, unusual type, VF, R.
Lot #1115 - india ancient
ANCIENT BENGAL: AR vimshatika (4.39g), ca. 5th-3rd century BC, uniface, unusual obverse design that resembles winding rivers, with the standard identifying countermark (pellet within triangle) and 2 banker's marks on the obverse and no countermarks on the reverse, unusual type, VF, R.
Lot #1116 - india ancient
ANCIENT BENGAL: AR vimshatika (4.25g), ca. 5th-3rd century BC, uniface, unusual obverse design that resembles winding rivers, with 1 countermark on obverse and 8 on reverse, appears to be unpublished, VF, R.
Lot #1117 - india ancient
ANCIENT BENGAL: AR vimshatika (4.41g), ca. 5th-3rd century BC, uniface, unusual obverse design that resembles winding rivers, with 6 countermarks on obverse and 6 on reverse, appears to be unpublished, VF, R.
Lot #1118 - india ancient
GANDHARA:LOT of 10 silver shatamana bent bars, anonymous as always, ca. BC 500-300, Rajgor 546 ff, interesting collection of 10 pieces, each with a different banker's mark in the center, lovely group, all VF or better, lot of 10 pieces.
Lot #1119 - india ancient
GANDHARA:LOT of 6 silver shatamana bent bars, anonymous as always, ca. BC 500-300, Rajgor 546 ff, interesting group of 6 pieces, each with a banker's mark in the center, average weight 11.2g, lovely group, all VF or better, lot of 6 pieces.
Lot #1120 - india ancient
GANDHARA:LOT of 6 silver shatamana bent bars, anonymous as always, ca. BC 500-300, Rajgor 546 ff, interesting group of 6 pieces, each with a banker's mark in the center, average weight 11.2g, lovely group, all VF or better, lot of 6 pieces.
Lot #1121 - india ancient
GANDHARA:LOT of 6 silver shatamana bent bars, anonymous as always, ca. BC 500-300, Rajgor 546 ff, interesting group of 6 pieces, each with a banker's mark in the center, average weight 11.2g, lovely group, all VF or better, lot of 6 pieces.
Lot #1122 - india ancient
GANDHARA:LOT of 6 silver shatamana bent bars, anonymous as always, ca. BC 500-300, Rajgor 546 ff, interesting group of 6 pieces, each with a banker's mark in the center, average weight 11.2g, lovely group, all VF or better, lot of 6 pieces.
Lot #1123 - india ancient
GANDHARA:LOT of 6 silver shatamana bent bars, anonymous as always, ca. BC 500-300, Rajgor 546 ff, interesting group of 6 pieces, without banker's marks, average weight 11.2g, lovely group, all VF or better, lot of 6 pieces.
Lot #1124 - india ancient
GANDHARA:LOT of 5 silver shatamana bent bars, anonymous as always, ca. BC 500-300, Rajgor 546 ff, interesting group of 5 pieces, without banker's marks, average weight 11.2g, lovely group, all VF or better, lot of 5 pieces.
Lot #1125 - india ancient
GANDHARA:LOT of 5 silver shatamana bent bars, anonymous as always, ca. BC 500-300, Rajgor 546 ff, interesting group of 5 pieces, without banker's marks, average weight 11.2g, lovely group, all VF or better, lot of 5 pieces.
Lot #1126 - india ancient
GANDHARA:LOT of 15 punchmarked coins, 13 silver 1/8 shatamana and two 1/16 shatamana scyphate round pieces with the same design that is found on the contemporary Gandharan bent bards, 5th-4th century BC, Rajgor-568/576 and for the smaller coins Rajgor-579 (listed as 1/2 shana by Rajgor, rare), VF or better, retail at least $600, lot of 15 pieces. This and the following lot represent the end of the hoard we acquired a couple years ago.
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