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| INDIA, WESTERN KSHATRAPAS: Isvaradatta (242-43 CE?) Silver drachm, year 1. SCARCE & CHOICE |
Price
| Price: US$ 95.00 |
€ 90.33 |
| £ 78.1 |
| AUD 137.81 |
| CHF 90.37 |
| CAD 122.07 |
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- Rates for: 6/30/2022
- SKU: mh40.29
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| Description |
| Obverse |
Head of king right, blundered Greek legend around |
| Reverse |
Crescented three-arched hill (chaitya), river below, crescent moon at left, sun at right, Brahmi legend around (at 3:00, clockwise): Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Isvaradattasa varshe prathame |
| Date |
possibly S. 164 = 242 CE |
| Weight |
2.20 gm. |
| Diameter |
15 mm. |
| Die axis |
3 o'clock |
| Reference |
Senior 352.2, Fishman 24.2.x
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| Comments |
The identity and dating of Isvaradatta is highly uncertain. The most widely held current theory is that he was a usurper, since he does not name his father on his coins and appears to want to start a new era. This coin, for example, includes in the legend the words varshe prathame (year one). There is the further question of his date. Senior has published a coin (Sen 352.1) that appears to have the Saka era date 164 behind the head, and the varshe prathame legend on the reverse. This gives us a clue for the date. The coins are quite scarce. |
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