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<p>[QUOTE="THCoins, post: 2677993, member: 57364"]The attribution to Damajadasri III is correct. These coins are not so difficult to attribute with some practice. Starting point is that the legend always has the same buildup. It names the ruler and his father with titles so:</p><p>"RaJno MaHaKsaTraPaSa DaMaJaDaSriYa RaJno MaHaKsaTraPaSa DaMaSeNa PuTraSa"</p><p>Where "RaJno MaHaKsaTraPaSa" = King, great Satrap</p><p>DaMaJaDaSriYa = Name of Ruler</p><p>DaMaSeNa PuTraSa = Son of Damasena.</p><p>At about 3 o'clock on your coin is the "SriYa RaJno" part of the legend, that is enough for attribution.</p><p>For another nice tutorial look here: <a href="http://people.bu.edu/ptandon/WK-Legends.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://people.bu.edu/ptandon/WK-Legends.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://people.bu.edu/ptandon/WK-Legends.pdf</a></p><p>Here one of mine (different ruler) with an overlay of the legend:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]597890[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="THCoins, post: 2677993, member: 57364"]The attribution to Damajadasri III is correct. These coins are not so difficult to attribute with some practice. Starting point is that the legend always has the same buildup. It names the ruler and his father with titles so: "RaJno MaHaKsaTraPaSa DaMaJaDaSriYa RaJno MaHaKsaTraPaSa DaMaSeNa PuTraSa" Where "RaJno MaHaKsaTraPaSa" = King, great Satrap DaMaJaDaSriYa = Name of Ruler DaMaSeNa PuTraSa = Son of Damasena. At about 3 o'clock on your coin is the "SriYa RaJno" part of the legend, that is enough for attribution. For another nice tutorial look here: [url]http://people.bu.edu/ptandon/WK-Legends.pdf[/url] Here one of mine (different ruler) with an overlay of the legend: [ATTACH=full]597890[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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