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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dadams, post: 2677878, member: 82194&quot;]Picked me up a cheap little &quot;snack&quot; the other day, and after a good bit of time in hand I may have bit off more than I can chew.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.bibliopath.com/coins/ancient/Western-Ksatrapas-Damajadasri3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is what I know for certain:</p><p><br /></p><p>Area: India - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Satraps" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Satraps" rel="nofollow">Western Satraps&nbsp; </a></p><p>Ruler: ?</p><p>Reigned: ?</p><p>Denomination: AR Drachm</p><p>Obverse: Bust of ? right</p><p>Reverse: Chaitya (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arched-hill_symbol" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arched-hill_symbol" rel="nofollow">3-arched hill</a>), river below, crescent moon and sun above, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmi_script" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmi_script" rel="nofollow">Brahmi</a> legend around</p><p>Reference:</p><p>Weight: 1.9 gms</p><p>Diameter: 13.8 mm</p><p><br /></p><p>** I stink at reading Brahmi Script!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is what I think:</p><p><br /></p><p>** After giving up on reading the Brahmi script I figured the only way to determine whose portrait is shown on the coin was to make a match.&nbsp; I found the Western Kshatrapas page on the coinindia.com website and proceeded to go through each of the rulers -- finally I think I found a match: <a href="http://coinindia.com/galleries-damajadasri3.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinindia.com/galleries-damajadasri3.html" rel="nofollow">Dāmajādasri III as mahakshatrapa</a>&nbsp; then I found this <a href="https://www.marudhararts.com/printed-auction/auction-no-15/lot-no-44/coins-of-india/ancient-india/western-kshatrapas/19-damajadasri-iii-250-255-ad-/silver-drachma-of-western-kshatrapas-of-damajadasri-iii.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.marudhararts.com/printed-auction/auction-no-15/lot-no-44/coins-of-india/ancient-india/western-kshatrapas/19-damajadasri-iii-250-255-ad-/silver-drachma-of-western-kshatrapas-of-damajadasri-iii.html" rel="nofollow">auction listing</a> which has a pretty good pictures.&nbsp; I think it is a match, but I need some reassurance from all of you before I call it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any Brahmi script readers here or experts on ancient India coinage?</p><p><br /></p><p>Would love some input and if you have any Western Kshatrapas or ancient India coins post &#039;em up.</p><p><br /></p><p>-d[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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