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Lot nuber 152

INDIA, Pre-Mauryan (Ganges Valley). Kurus (Kurukshetras). Circa 350-315 BC. AR 15 Mana – Half Karshapana (12mm, 1.55 g). Type 1a.


Electronic Auction 491
Lot: 152.
 Estimated: $ 100

Central Asian, Silver

Sold For $ 100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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INDIA, Pre-Mauryan (Ganges Valley). Kurus (Kurukshetras). Circa 350-315 BC. AR 15 Mana – Half Karshapana (12mm, 1.55 g). Type 1a. Triangle with central pellet and three arms curved clockwise; pellet in each arm / Blank. ATEC 3696-8. Lightly toned. Good VF.

From the Todd Hansen Collection, purchased from Robert Tye.

"Full silver pieces are a different but related group (to types debased and broader flan) – new information suggests that they originally came from North of Delhi – hence the 'Kuru' attribution. A few of the AR specimens are known with a Magadhan 6-arm symbol later punched onto the reverse – confirming that these are issues of the Janapada, pre Magadhan era, and suggesting an early/mid 4th Cent BC date, prior to a defeat by one of the Nandas, or Chandragupta." (Tye).

Closing Date and Time: 5 May 2021 at 10:50:20 ET.

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