INDIA, TRIBAL: Agacha janapada copper coin. Lion type. Rare.

Price

Price: US$ 145.00	€ 124.13
	£ 107.94
	AUD 223.37
	CHF 114.91
	CAD 203.49

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Rates for: 10/20/2025
SKU: TR-097

Description

Agra janapada of ancient Punjab

c. 150-100 BC

AE coin (2.71 g)

Obverse: Tree-in-railing in center; Brahmi legend Agacha janapadasa around

Reverse: Lion seated right with nandipada above

Ref: Pieper 990

The kingdom of Agreya or Agrodaka finds mention in ancient Indian texts like the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Mythology associates it with King Agrasena, who is claimed to the progenitor of mercantile communities of North India such as the Agarwals.

All coins of this tribal janapada (people's state) are rare.

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