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Lot # 13 - Cast Copper Coin of Rajgir Region of Uninscribed type.
Cast Copper Coin of Rajgir Region of Uninscribed type.
Cast Copper Coin of Rajgir Region of Uninscribed type. Cast Copper Coin of Rajgir Region of Uninscribed type.
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Rajgir (Bihar) Region (250-150 BC), Cast Copper Unit, Uninscribed, Obv: an elephant standing facing to the left, an Indradhvaja in front of it and an Ujjaini symbol above, Rev: a railed tree in the center, a six-arched hill on the left and a sun-like symbol on the right field, 4.86g, 21.71mm, (Unlisted), choice very fine, Very Rare.

Note: After around 450 BC Magadha capital was shifted to Patalipura (Patna), rendering Rajgir a smaller mint. It is an important coin, contemporary to standards of similar size, weight, and motif type to the City State Coin of Kaushamabi. There are less than 5 coins known of this type.