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Ancient India : Harappan Pre-Coinage Money (Indus Valley Civilization), 24.89mm, 2.12g.

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Ancient Start Price:NA Estimated At:60,000.00 - 80,000.00 INR
Ancient India : Harappan Pre-Coinage Money (Indus Valley Civilization), 24.89mm, 2.12g.

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Ancient India : Harappan Pre-Coinage Money (Indus Valley Civilization), mature phase (2500-2000 BC), gold diskette, with a symbol resembling Devanagari letter 'म' bevelled on either sides of obverse, used for trade as primitive money, recovered from excavations at Harappan sites, 24.89mm, 2.12g.

Extremely rare.

A hoard of these disks were found in May 2000 at Mandi in Muzaffarnagar district, Western Uttar Pradesh, attributed to the Indus Valley Civilization. The hoard was contained in two bronze containers and included many varieties of spacer beads, hollow terminal beads, single and double bell-shaped beads, and thin circular disks, similar to this one. The technique and method of its manufacture are a testament to the skills and metallurgical knowledge of the Indus Valley Civilization and ranks among the earliest precious-metal components discovered in India and were used as a medium for exchange.