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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roerbakmix, post: 4197525, member: 100731&quot;]This one was actually my first ancient coin:[ATTACH=full]1077171[/ATTACH]</p><p>INDIA, WESTERN KHSATRAPAS, Bhartdaman . Denomination: AR drachm, minted: uncertain mint; 278-295 AD</p><p>Obv: Head of Bhartdaman, legend around is missing</p><p>Rev: Rajno mahakshatrapasa rudrasenaputrasa rajnah kshatrapasa bhartrdamnah. (&quot;[coin of] the sun of king and mahasatrap Rudrasena, king and satrap Bhatrdaman&quot;)</p><p>Weight: 2.25g; Ø:1.4mm. Catalogue: not found. Provenance: Ex private collection; acq.: 07-2017</p><p>Bhartrdāman was the second of two sons of Rudrasena II who came to the throne. He started to issue coins as kshatrapa in the year S. 200, which was the last year that his father was still in power. At the time, his brother Visvasena had been issuing coins as kshatrapa for a few years, and he continued to do so for two more years before claiming the title of mahakshatrapa in 201 or 202. Bhartrdāman issued coins as kshatrapa until 204, at which point he started issuing coins as mahakshatrapa. The mahakshatrapa series continued uninterrupted until S. 217 (= 295 CE).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1077170[/ATTACH] </p><p>INDIA, WESTERN KHSATRAPAS, Rudrasena II. Denomination: AR drachm, minted: uncertan; 256–278 AD</p><p>Obv: Head of king to the right; date not visible</p><p>Rev: Chaitya (3-arched hill), river below, crescent moon and sun above, Brahmi legend around (rajno kshatrapasa viradamaputrasa rajno mahakshatrapasa rudrasenasa)</p><p>Weight: 0g; Ø:mm. Catalogue: uncertain. Provenance: Ex private collectoin; acq.: 05-2019</p><p>Rudrasena II came to the throne in S. 177, presumably at the death of his uncle Dāmajāadasri III. His father, Viradāman, had ruled from 156 to 160, but as kshatrapa only and Rudrasena II&#039;s coins reflect this ... they name his father as kshatrapa. Rudrasena II had a long reign by Kshatrapa standards - 24 years. His earliest coins are dated 177, and coins of his are known for every year from then to 200 (278 CE). Late in his reign, in 197, his son Visvasimha started issuing coins as kshatrapa.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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