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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7345815, member: 96898"]A very nice coin and an informative write-up! I enjoyed reading it and learned something.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a single drachm of the Western Satraps and a later Gupta coin copying that design:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1281493[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Bhartrdāman, Western Satraps, AR drachm, issued 288-295 AD. Obv: Head of king right, Saka era date behind : 21[...]. Rev: Brahmi legend "rajno mahakshatrapasa rudrasenaputrasa rajno mahakshatrapasa bhartrdamnah;" chaitya (3-arched hill), river below, crescent moon and sun above. 14mm, 1.96g. Ref: BMC 678. Ex AMCC 2, lot 548 (their picture).</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1281492[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta I, AR drachm, c. 415–455 AD, "Western type." Obv: Head of king r.; blundered legend. Rev: "Paramabhāgavata Rajadhiraja Sri Kumaragupta Mahendraditya"; Garuda standing facing. 14.3mm, 1.70g. Ref: Mitchiner 4845-58.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7345815, member: 96898"]A very nice coin and an informative write-up! I enjoyed reading it and learned something. I have a single drachm of the Western Satraps and a later Gupta coin copying that design: [ATTACH=full]1281493[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Bhartrdāman, Western Satraps, AR drachm, issued 288-295 AD. Obv: Head of king right, Saka era date behind : 21[...]. Rev: Brahmi legend "rajno mahakshatrapasa rudrasenaputrasa rajno mahakshatrapasa bhartrdamnah;" chaitya (3-arched hill), river below, crescent moon and sun above. 14mm, 1.96g. Ref: BMC 678. Ex AMCC 2, lot 548 (their picture). [ATTACH=full]1281492[/ATTACH] Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta I, AR drachm, c. 415–455 AD, "Western type." Obv: Head of king r.; blundered legend. Rev: "Paramabhāgavata Rajadhiraja Sri Kumaragupta Mahendraditya"; Garuda standing facing. 14.3mm, 1.70g. Ref: Mitchiner 4845-58.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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