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Scarce billon drachm of Kapa Chandra Deva (before ca.1340 AD), Kangra Kingdom, I

Scarce billon drachm of Kapa Chandra Deva (before ca.1340 AD), Kangra Kingdom, I

$ 11.58

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    Description

    Stylized horseman right / Stylized bull, inscriptions above ("Sri Kapa Chandra"). Scarce. Much nicer than these usually are. 13mm, 2.87 grams. "The Catalogue of Katoch rulers of Kangra"#126ff; Tye 64.1.
    Kangra is a district is in the western part of Himachal Pradesh, in the low foothills of the Himalayas. It was the place of an ancient Hindu Kangra Kingdom. The kings of Kangra are almost unknown in history, their existence was shadowy and the dating of their reigns is coins are fairly scarce, not well-studied and difficult to find.