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Ancient India: Western/Southern India, votive imitation of a Roman gold coin, 1.71g

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Ancient Start Price:NA Estimated At:15,000.00 - 20,000.00 INR
Ancient India: Western/Southern India, votive imitation of a Roman gold coin, 1.71g
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Western/Southern India, votive imitation of a Roman gold coin, (200-300 AD), 1.71g. Obv: Roman style togate bust facing right, crude roman legend around. Rev: Crude representation of togate deity 'Justice' holding a staff in one hand and a pair of scales in the other, crude roman legend around.

Very fine, Rare

Objects like this were mainly used as votive offerings, in construction of monuments like Stupas. A number of them have been found in excavations at Buddhist sites such as Nagarjunakonda in Andhra Pradesh and Devni Mori in Gujarat.