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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2357580, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff">Yah, I&#039;ve always had one of these Indian punchmark coins in my sights, but I didn&#039;t pull the trigger until today ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">This lil&#039; dawg was estimated at $75 and I snagged it with an intro-bid of $45 (it seemed like the right price for this yummy example)</span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">INDIA, Pre-Mauryan (Ganges Valley). Magadha kingdom. AR Karshapana </span></b></p><p>Circa 430-320s BC</p><p>Series 3, Phase 1, struck circa 350 BC and slightly later</p><p>Diameter: 22 mm</p><p>Weight: 2.80 grams</p><p>Obverse:</p><p>Reverse:</p><p>Reference: ATEC 3273-80; HGC 12, 959-60</p><p>Other: Broad flan with various punchmarks on both sides … Near VF, areas of toning</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]480525[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; a cute elephant romping around on a sunny day ... </span></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]480521[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Ummmm, and perhaps a sweet lil&#039; bunny? (it&#039;s kinda like seeing images in the clouds, eh?)</span></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]480524[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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