Post-Sunga kings of Mathura
Apalata (c. 100-50 BC)
AE coin (5.6 g)
Obverse: Goddess Lakshmi standing facing, holding a lotus, tree-in-railing to right; Brahmi legend (Apala)tasa above
Reverse: Three conjoined elephants standing facing
Ref: Pieper 1276
Apalata was a local king who ruled over the Mathura region after the collapse of the Sunga empire.
His coins are extremely rare. No specimens are listed on CoinArchives.
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