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Rare AR drachm of Bhartrdaman (278-295 AD), Western Satraps, India

Rare AR drachm of Bhartrdaman (278-295 AD), Western Satraps, India

$ 10.56

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    Description

    Rare
    Western Kshatrapas - Rare silver drachm of Bhartrdaman as Mahakshatrap (278-295 AD)
    Size:
    15 mm, 2.1 grams
    Bust of Bhartrdaman right, with corrupted Greek legend (Indo-Greek style) / Three-arched hill or Chaitya, with river, crescent and sun, within legend in Brahmi
    Rajno Mahaksatrapasa Rudrasenaputrasa Rajna Mahaksatrapasa Bhartrdamna
    .  "Studies in the Coinage of Western Kshatrapas" #666.
    The coins of Ksatrapas are important since they are mostly dated - the dates helped to clarify the early history of India. Coins with clear dates, such as this coin are rare - on most specimens the date is struck off flan.
    The Western Kshatrapas, or Western Satraps, (35-405 CE) were Saka rulers of the western and central part of India (Saurashtra  and Malwa: modern Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh states).  They were contemporaneous with the Kushans who ruled the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, and the Satavahana (Andhra) who ruled in Central India.
    This coin is guaranteed to be authentic
    Stock# is1106