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| INDIA, WESTERN KSHATRAPAS: Vijayasena (239-250 CE) Silver drachm, as Mahakshatrapa, year S. 162 |
Price
| Price: US$ 35.00 |
€ 29.96 |
| £ 26.05 |
| AUD 53.92 |
| CHF 27.74 |
| CAD 49.12 |
- Ships from:
- Rates for: 10/20/2025
- SKU: w1.240
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| Description |
| Obverse |
Head of king right, blundered Greek legend around, date behind head |
| Reverse |
Crescented three-arched hill (chaitya), river below, crescent moon at left, sun at right, Brahmi legend around (at 2:30, clockwise): Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Damasenaputrasa Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Vijayasenasa |
| Date |
S. 162 = 240 CE |
| Weight |
2.15 gm. |
| Diameter |
15 mm. |
| Die axis |
10 o'clock |
| Reference |
Senior 351.62, Fishman 23.3.162 |
| Comments |
Vijayasena must have had a master die-cutter working at his mint. The calligraphy on this coin is absolutely masterful ... note the subtle diacritics on the name Vijayasena. |
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