Rare Silver Punchmarked 1/4 Vishmatika, Saurashtra Janapada, 450 - 300 BC, India
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:19849263 |
Simgle punchmark of a srivatsa with minor symbols arounnd / traces of the old designs. Overtruck on an older type (with an tree-in-railing design), as usual for Saurashtra coins. 15x13mm, 1.09 grams. Rajgor -. SKU F106-45928
Saurashtra was a one of the original Janapadas located in Gujarat. It was one of the last Janapadas to fall - it was annexed to the Mauryan Empire only during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya (ca.300 BC). The scarce coins of Saur...ashtra were quite different from most other Indian coins of those times - there were struck using a single die, and were usually restruck with a new design on one or more occasions, resulting in quite a mess, like the one seen on this coin.Please check out the numerous coins listed in our ebay store! http://stores.ebay.com/Numismall-ACC-coins
Saurashtra was a one of the original Janapadas located in Gujarat. It was one of the last Janapadas to fall - it was annexed to the Mauryan Empire only during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya (ca.300 BC). The scarce coins of Saur...ashtra were quite different from most other Indian coins of those times - there were struck using a single die, and were usually restruck with a new design on one or more occasions, resulting in quite a mess, like the one seen on this coin.Please check out the numerous coins listed in our ebay store! http://stores.ebay.com/Numismall-ACC-coins
