Lot 24
Ancient Mathura Region Gomitra Copper Unit
Auction # 25 Lucknow (Online)
- Estimated Price (INR)
- 25000 - 30000
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- Catalog Reference #
- Pieper # 1261, pg. 191
- Metal Composition
- Copper
- Lot Grade/Condition
- about very fine
- Diameter
- 19.82 mm
- Weight
- 8.04 gms
- Denomination
- Unit
- Calendar/Year
- c. 2nd-1st Century BC
Ancient, Mathura Region, Gomitra (c. 2nd-1st Century BC), Copper Unit, 8.04 gms, 19.82 mm, Obverse: Front facing deity Lakshmi, standing on a lotus, Tree at left, Shrivatsa and Ujjain symbols at right, Brahmi legend ’Gomitasa’ above written horizontally, Reverse: Three front facing elephants with deities on top, Pieper # 1261, pg. 191, Nice strike, very fine, very rare in this grade.
The legend is in a straight line, which is rarely encounteredas compared with semi-circular legend type coins.