Lot 3285

Ancient India, , 'Pushkalavati' Civic Coinage, c. 220-165 BC., rectangular AE karshapana (16), Elephant r., three-arched hill above / Lion standing l. in incuse square, three-arched hill surmounted by crescent in front and swastika above; same, (2) but elephant to l. and lion to r.; same, but elephant to r. and lion to r.; similar, Pantaleon, c. 185-180 BC, Quadrangular AE quadruple unit (6), Lion standing r., BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΡΑΝΤΑΛΕΟΝΤΟΣ in incuse square / Lakshmi advancing l., holding lotus, Brahmi legend ‘Rajane Pamtalevasa’. Lot of 27 pieces, in Leuchtturm tableau, find patina due to hoard provenance, otherwise gF-aVF / Ref.: MIG 538, 536, 537; MAC 4400, 4401-03, 4398-99; Hoover 772, 770, 771.