| Marudhar Arts > Auction 43 | Auction date: 24 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 14 Price realized: Unsold | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Sangam Pandyas (BC 300-300 CE), Copper Square Unit, "Ashvamedha" type, Obv: a sacrificial horse standing facing right, a sacrificial post (Yupa), with three umbrella-like structure, a railed tree at top left, a three-arched hill at top, Rev: traces of Pandyan fish, 6.0g, 20.17x19.86mm, (Krishnamurthy # 12-14), about very fine, Very Rare. Note: Encountering coins from the Sangam Pandyas of the Tamil Nadu region that depict the Ashvamedha religious ceremony is difficult to acquire due to their rarity. The Ashvamedha was one of the grandest of the Vedic religious ceremonies of ancient India, and was performed by a king to celebrate or, to be more precise, affirm their imperial sovereignty. The ceremony is described in detail in various Vedic writings, particularly the Shatapatha Brahmana. Starting price: 20000 INR |  |
