April 26, 2024
Superb silver drachm of Vijayasena (238-250 AD), dated 242 AD, Satraps in India
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Offered by: Silver drachm of King Vijayasena (238-250 AD), Satraps in Western India With a full date 164 Saka Era = 242 AD Free shipping! Notes: Bust of Vijayasena, with corrupted Greek legend (Indo-Greek style), date in Brahmi numerals behind (164 Saka Era = 242 AD) / Three-arched hill or Chaitya, with river, crescent and sun, within legend in Brahmi Rajno Mahaksatrapasa Damasenasaputrasa Rajno Mahaksatrapasa Vijayasanasa ("Of Raja Mahasatrap Vijayasena, son of Raja Mahasatrap Damasena"). 15mm, 2.13 grams. Senior ISCH 351; "The Silver Coinage of the Western Satraps in India" # 23.3.164.If you are interested in this coinage, please check the brand new, very detailed and easy-to-use catalogue dealing with this coinage "The Silver Coinage of the Western Satraps in India": /itm/New-catalogue-Silver-Coinage-of-the-Western-Satraps-in-India-50-400-AD-2013-/181143106440?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a2cf87388 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. Please rea d our "Shipping information, terms and conditions" sec tion
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