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Ancient India: Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Bihar region, generally attributed to 'Magadha Jana

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Ancient Start Price:NA Estimated At:20,000.00 - 25,000.00 INR
Ancient India: Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Bihar region, generally attributed to 'Magadha Jana
Archaic silver punch-marked coin, Bihar region, generally attributed to 'Magadha Janapada', struck to ½ Shatamana standard, Rajgor Series 9/10, 5.46g. Obv: Three main punches - 1. Sun, 2. Six-armed symbol, 3. Large dot with six small pellets arranged in rows; plus one small ancillary mark. Rev: Plain.

Extremely fine, Very rare.

This is a curious coin which falls between Rajgor Series 9 and 10 with only three punches. It is possible that it is an example of a 'bridging type' between the two series, the latter of which was designated as 'Series 0' by Hardaker.