Sikh Temple Medallion

330, Lot: 449. Estimate $600. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Independent States. Sikh Empire. AV Temple Medallion (28mm, 8.98 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 1898. Guru Nanak, seated facing on patio, cross legged; to left, disciple Bala seated right, playing tamboura; to right, disciple Mardana seated left, holding peacock fan; shade tree behind, balustrade below, water pot and sandals in exergue / Abbreviated Guru Granth Sahib – ek onkar. Brotman –; cf. Mitchiner, Indian 425-6 (for obv.). Near EF, struck with worn dies. Rare in gold.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 96 (8 June 2005), lot 2070.