Lot 129
Ancient Kunindas Tribal Republic Amoghabhuti Silver Dramma
Auction # 24 Lucknow (Online)
- Estimated Price (INR)
- 4500 - 5000
- Current Bid -
- Catalog Reference #
- Pieper # 1222, pg. 184
- Metal Composition
- Silver
- Lot Grade/Condition
- very fine
- Diameter
- 15.94 mm
- Weight
- 2.11 gms
- Denomination
- Dramma
- Calendar/Year
- c. 2nd-1st Century BC
Ancient, Kunindas, Tribal Republic, Amoghabhuti (c. 2nd-1st Century BC), Silver Dramma, 2.11 gms, 15.94 mm, Obverse: Deer to right with a fire-altar on its back, Shrivatsa in between the horns and Swastika between the legs of the deer, Goddess Lakshmi standing on a sun in front of deer and holding a lotus stalk, a Nandipada between Lakshmi and Deer, Brahmi legend around reading ‘RajnoKunimdasaAmoghabhutisaMaharajasa’, Reverse: Six arched hill (Chaitya) at center surmounted by an altar, Nandipada on top, Triangle standard and Swastika in left field, Tree-in-railing in right field, Wavy line below, Kharoshthi legend around partially reading ‘Rana KunimdasaAmoghabhutisaMaharajasa‘, Pieper # 1222, pg. 184, very fine, very rare.