Lot 18
Ancient Gujarat Western Kshatrapas Kardamaka Dynasty Chastana Son of Ghsamotika as Kshatrapa Silver Dramma
Auction # 31 Lucknow (Online)
- Estimated Price (INR)
- 1 - 1
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- Catalog Reference #
- Fishman # 4.3
- Metal Composition
- Silver
- Lot Grade/Condition
- about very fine
- Diameter
- 14.35 mm
- Weight
- 2.13 gms
- Denomination
- Dramma
- Calendar/Year
- 78-130 AD
Ancient, Gujarat, Western Kshatrapas, Kardamaka Dynasty, Chastana, Son of Ghsamotika, as Kshatrapa, (78-130 AD), Silver Dramma, 2.13 gms, 14.35 mm, Obv: Capped Bust of king to right, Crude Greek legend around, Reverse: Three-arch hill (Chaitya) surmounted by a crescent and flanked by Sun and Moon, Brahmi legend reading clockwise from 12 O clock clockwise as ‘RajnoKshatrapasaChastanasa’,Kharoshthi legend reading from 12 O clock anticlockwise as ‘Rano Kshatra(pasa Chata)nasa’ Fishman # 4.3, about very fine, rare in this grade.