INDIA, NAGAS of Padmavati, Ganapati Naga AE 1/2 kakini

Obverse	Humped bull standing left, dotted border around
Reverse	Circular Brahmi legend: sri gana maharaja
Date	c. 4th century
Weight	1.12 gm.
Diameter	9 mm.
Die axis	6 o'clock
Reference	MAC 4739
Comments	The Nagas were a tribe who established a kingdom in north central India during the period after the decline of the Kushan empire and before the westward expansion of the Gupta realm. Their capital, Padmavati, is estimated by historians to be in the area of Gwalior in modern Madhya Pradesh. Ganapati Naga appears to have been the last ruler of the dynasty.