Item 30 out of 771
Lot # 30 - Square Copper Coin of Taxila of Post Mauryas.
Square Copper Coin of Taxila of Post Mauryas.
Square Copper Coin of Taxila of Post Mauryas. Square Copper Coin of Taxila of Post Mauryas.
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Start Price 15000 Estimated Price 15000-20000
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DenominationCopper Unit MetalCopper
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Post-Mauryan (Punjab), Taxila – Local Coinage (185-168 BC), Square Copper Unit, Doyakadesa’ type, Obv: a horse standing facing left, a three-arched hill above with a crescent, a six-arched hill to left and Kharoshthi legend “(Doyaka)desa” above, Rev: a front-facing elephant standing in the center, a three-arched hill with a crescent and a hollow cross on the left field and a palm tree within railings on the right field, 4.89g, 27x18.39mm, (Variant of W. Pieper # 1105), about very fine, Very Rare.