Lot 21
Ancient Gharwal Region Ravana Copper Unit
Auction # 25 Lucknow (Online)
- Estimated Price (INR)
- 60000 - 70000
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- Catalog Reference #
- Pieper # 1071, pg. 162
- Metal Composition
- Copper
- Lot Grade/Condition
- fine to very fine
- Diameter
- 22.64 mm
- Weight
- 7.13 gms
- Denomination
- Unit
- Calendar/Year
- c. 1st Century AD
Ancient, Garhwal Region, Ravana (c. 1st Century AD), Copper Unit, 7.13 gms, 22.64 mm, Obverse: Standing deity Shiva?, Trishul at right, Dotted border, Reverse: Standing Deity, Railed arched hill at right, Brahmi legend on top reading ‘RajnoRavanasya’, Pieper # 1071, pg. 162, fine to very fine, extremely rare.
According to Pieper (Pg. 161-162), Garhwal is a mountainous region, in north western Uttarakhand, bounded on north by Tibet and on the east by Kumaon hills. This is the region where the Yaudheyas had taken refuge under the pressure of Indo-Scythians and early Kushan invaders. Their coins, alongwiththose of Kunindas have been found with a very short lived series of a local monarchial dynasty of Bhanuva, Bhanusharma, Bhanughosha and Ravana in Lansdowne and Chakkar hoards.