Unique and unpublished! Silver punchmarked 6-mashaka from Andhra Janapada, ca.50

Description

Four punchmarked symbols symbols (elephant left, three little elephants in a triangle, plow right) / Blank. 17x15mm, 1.24 grams. Rajgor's "Punchmarked coins of the early historic India" series 2 (wrongly listed as 1/4 karshapana) but an unpublished type.
Extremely rare!!! Ancient country of Andhra was located between the Godavari and the Krishna rivers. The captial city was Dhanakataka, modern Bezwada. They issued silver karshapanas and fractions, all extremely rare and poorly studied.
On Oct 26, 2022 at 08:39:47 PDT, seller added the following information: