Yaudheyas Bahudhanake Type Bronze Coin
YAUDHEYA: Bahudhanake type bronze coin. Scarce and CHOICE.
Ancient Coins - INDIA, YAUDHEYA: Bahudhanake type bronze coin. Scarce and CHOICE. zoom view
Yaudheya tribe, c. 1st century BC
Bahudhanake type, Class 2
AE unit (20 mm, 3.56 g)
Ancient Coins - INDIA, YAUDHEYA: Bahudhanake type bronze coin. Scarce and CHOICE. zoom view
Yaudheya tribe, c. 1st century BC
Bahudhanake type, Class 2
AE unit (20 mm, 3.56 g)
Obverse: Bull standing right with yupa (sacrificial post) to right, with Brahmi legend Yaudheyanam Bahudhanake around
Reverse: Elephant standing right with trunk raised.
Ref: Pieper 1110; Devendra Handa, Tribal Coins of Ancient India, plates XL-XLI
Reverse: Elephant standing right with trunk raised.
Ref: Pieper 1110; Devendra Handa, Tribal Coins of Ancient India, plates XL-XLI
The Bahudhanake type coins are listed by Handa as Class 2.
The Yaudheyas were a powerful tribe in north India, famous for their martial skills. This specimen is nicely struck on a full flan. Scarce and CHOICE.
