Mauryan, Kaushambi region, cast ½ Kakani (c. 300-200 BC) elephant

[capnbirdseye]

This coin has a sprue which indicates it's a cast coin , Obv Elephant & rev Ujjain symbol?

2.38g

[Abhay]

Kaushambi region, Mauryan Copper ½ Kakani (c. 300-200 BC), 3.02g, an Elephant looking left, three arched hill on rev., a pair of coins joined together during the casting process (Mitch ATEC 4571). Very Fine, Extremely Rare.

From Todywalla Website.

Abhay

[capnbirdseye]

Thank you Abhay, I never did get this coin identified for all the years I owned it

[mitresh]

Happy to inform I own the coin listed by Abhay

[birder]

Thanks for guiding me to this page. I also have a similar coin.

[mitresh]

Wonderful specimen. Very clear elephant and chaitya (stupa) symbol.

[birder]

Thank You Sir.

[DarshanBaweja]

Thank You Sir ji

[ChrisHagen]

Hello,
I also want to share my coin.
I is not a very nice elephant, but the three-arched hill is very strong and well-centered.

The seller did not clean the coin very well. I hope the orange areas will re-tone to a pleasing brown, but I doubt it.

[Figleaf]

Try keeping it in olive oil (no additives) for a month or so.

Peter

[ChrisHagen]

Try keeping it in olive oil (no additives) for a month or so.

Peter

Was this directed at me? I definitely will! Should end up quite nice, I hope. There's a lot of dirt on it.

[Figleaf]

It was. As a bonus, the olive oil should solve or soften the dirt. Attack dirt with a wooden toothpick after the oil bath.

Olive oil is slightly acid. Producing regions in the East of the Mediterranean (Greece!) are the least acid, those in the West (Spain) the most acid. An Italian brand name on the label says nothing about where the oil was produced. Bertolli uses Spanish oil. Anyway, the acidity is low enough not to be harmful to copper (but beware of additives.) I wouldn't recommend a month in oil for a silver coin.

Peter

[cmerc]

Here's a picture of my coin of this type (MACW 4366-4370).  Nowhere as great as the specimens discussed earlier in this thread.  ~1.9 grams. 

[Quant.Geek]

I think I will join this bandwagon as well, can't let you guys have all the fun 

[ChrisHagen]

It seems that the defining feature of a "great" specimen of one of these coins is a well-struck elephant done by an experienced engraver. Most coins seem to have a nice three-arched hill, but few coins have an easily identifiable elephant.