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Auction: 15004 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 215

Ancient India, Taxila, local coinage (c.2nd-1st century BC), square AE Unit, 8.15g, grotesque face with earrings, rev. unclear (Allan BMC.1936, 122-25), stable verdigris toning, very fine, extremely rare

Allan describes this as 'one of the most remarkable types in the ancient Indian series.' The face is thought to represent Silenus (Greek) or Gana, the pig-eared dwarf (Indian).

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£150