Lot No.91
AUC18
Ancient India
Copper
Agroha (Agacha) Janapada of ancient Punjab (c. 1st century BC), Copper, 15.89x14.20mm, 2.83g, Obv: Tree-in-railing with Brahmi legend AgodakeAgachajanapadasa(of the Agratyajanapada of Agrodaka), Rev: Tree-in-railing with Brahmi legend Agodake. The Agachajanapada was a post-Mauryan tribal republic in the eastern Punjab, with its capital at the ancient site of Agrodaka (modern-day Agroha). This city can be identified as Aggalapura, mentioned in the Vinayapitaka as lying on the great trade route that connected the Ganga valley with Taxila. This janapada was the precursors of the prominent Agrawal merchant clan of northern India. All coins of the Agachajanapada are rare. No specimen is recorded so far with a tree-in-railing on both sides. Unpublished variety. Very Rare.
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