Full Description:
Kingdom of Vidarbha, Dharmabhadra (100 BC), Copper Unit, In complete natural condition with green patina, Obv: on top, legend in bold brahmi "dhamabhadasa", below it, on left, head of a bull to right with a svastika symbol below it and, on right of it, a large circle with a noose-like device within it, Rev: part of a design comprising of a svastika placed in the center with four rectangles each having a nandipada inside it arranged in cardinal directions like cross, a taurine is seen in each of the diagonal centres, 3.55g, 17.75 x 13.99mm, ( Nidhi Vol. I, Mitra and Bhadra Coins from Vidarbha, Ajay Mitra Shastri & Chandrashekhar Gupta, Fig. 11 ) about fine.
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