Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 672. Estimate $600.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANCIENT. INDIA, Tribal coinage. Audumbaras, "Mahadeva." Circa 1st century BC. AR Drachm (2.23 gm, 6h). "Bhagavata mahadevasa rajarana" in Karosthi, brahma bull standing right; lotus flower(?) before / "Bhagavata-mahadevasa rajarana" in Brahmi, Elephant standing right; trident before. Cf. Sharan pg. 246, 1 = BMCAI 12; MIG Type 593 = MACW 4434 (this coin). Good VF, toned. Extremely rare. ($600)

See D. Handa, "Coins attributed to the Audumbara king Mahadeva," NC 1993, for a discussion on the potential attribution of these coins to the Vemaki tribe.