Bronze stater of King Harsha (1089-1101 AD), Kashmir, North India

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Scarce small bronze trachy
Bronze stater of King Harsha (
1089-1101 AD
), Kashmir, North India
Size and weight:
17 mm, 5.7 grams.
Enthroned Ardoxsho facing; Nagari legend: "
Harsha Raja
" / King standing, Nagari legend "
Deva
". Very attractive. Mitchiner NIS 188-189.
These remarkable and attractive coins are the descendants of the gold and silver Kushan staters, and have a distinction of being the longest-minted issue in history - the Goddess/King design remained virtually unchanged in the 1300+ years history of this issue
.
This coin is guaranteed to be authentic.
Stock#
hkr119