-40%
Silver drachm, Rudrasena II, 255-278 AD, Western India

Silver drachm, Rudrasena II, 255-278 AD, Western India

$ 12.67

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    Rare
    Indo-Sakas in Western India, silver drachm, Rudrasena II (255-278 AD) as Mahakshatrap
    Size:
    15 mm, 2.1 grams
    Bust of Rudrasena IV right, with corrupted Greek legend (Indo-Greek style) / Three-arched hill or Chaitya, with river, crescent and sun, within legend in Brahmi
    Rajna ksatrapasa Viradamaputrasa Rajno mahaksatrapasa Rudrasenasa
    . "Studies in the Coinage of Western Kshatrapas" #609-610.
    The Western Kshatrapas, or Western Satraps, (35-405 CE) were Saka rulers of the western and central part of India (Saurashtra  and Malwa: modern Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh states).  They were contemporaneous with the Kushans who ruled the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, and the Satavahana (Andhra) who ruled in Central India.
    This coin is guaranteed to be authentic
    Stock# is1079