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Extremely rare silver 1/4 shatamana (ca.500-400 BC), Kamboja Janapada, India

Extremely rare silver 1/4 shatamana (ca.500-400 BC), Kamboja Janapada, India

$ 92.4

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    Description

    Rare
    Extremely rare silver 1/4 shatamana (ca.500-400 BC), Kamboja Janapada, India
    Size:
    14 mm, 2.87 grams
    Struck with a flat punch. They are found only in Swat Valley in Pakistan and are known from one or two small hoards.They are, however, sometimes described as Indo-Aryans and sometimes as having both Indian and Iranian affinities. The Kambojas are also described as a royal clan of the Sakas (Scythians). The capital of Kamboja was probably Rajapura (modern Rajauri)
    The coins are very rare - only two similar coins struck with a flat punch, very similar to the coin offered here, were offered for a public sale recently - Todywalla Auction 104 (Sep.2016), lot 7 (realized 26,000 Rs (401$ + fees); Auction 85 (April 2014), lot 28, realized 15,000 Rs (231$ + fees)).
    They might be the earliest of all punchmarked Indian coins.
    This coin is guaranteed to be authentic
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