Ancient Malwa ; ‘Ujjain’ region uninscribed die-struck coinage (200-100 BC); heavy weight copper coin of ‘standing man type;

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Ancient Malwa ; ‘Ujjain’ region uninscribed die-struck coinage (200-100 BC), heavy weight copper coin of ‘standing man type; Weight: 22.68 Grams
Obv: Man standing holding water-pot and stick, tree-in-railing to left.
Rev: ‘Ujjain’ symbol with double-lined orbs. Kothari RB104.
Very rare.
Kothari lists a coin of 26 gm for this type. This must be a 2/3rd unit in the same denominational standard. Such heavyweight coins are exceptional in the die-struck ‘Ujjain’ series of uninscribed post-Mauryan coinages. Most likely, they represented equivalent of multiples of silver Karshapana coins “SAVE HERITAGE SAVE COINS”