Rare AR 1/4 Vishmatika (srivatsa Type), Saurashtra Janapada, 450 - 300 BCE, India
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:21596565 |
Single punchmark of a srivatsa with minor symbols around / Blank. 10x12mm, 0.98 grams. Rajgor -. SKU Q92-48132
Most coins of this type are overstruck on the older types - coins minted on a new unstruck flan (like this piece) are rare. This coins are known mostly from a single hoard which appeared on the market in 2013 or so. 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 Saurashtra 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
Most coins of this type are overstruck on the older types - coins minted on a new unstruck flan (like this piece) are rare. This coins are known mostly from a single hoard which appeared on the market in 2013 or so. 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 Saurashtra 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
