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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 2379640, member: 74799&quot;]Google Books is great, but it doesn&#039;t allow you to <i>directly</i> download pages from books that have a limited preview.&nbsp; But there are some tricks and hence I downloaded a few pages a while ago <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; I have been meaning to grab Sharma&#039;s book, but was not successful in finding it, however I really didn&#039;t try hard <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; You must download Rapson if you want to do anything serious with Satavahana, even though some attributions have changed since its publication.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin you posted is an overstruck coin of Nahapana after his defeat by the hands of the Satavahana.&nbsp; It has been counterstamped with their symbols.&nbsp; There are several versions of that coin, some are quite difficult to find while others are relatively easy.&nbsp; Here is the original Nahapana coin and an overstruck one in my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Western Kshatrapas: Nahapana (ca. 100 CE) AR Trilingual drachm (Fishman-3.xx)</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Bust of Nahapana facing right with collar showing, wearing a satrapal cap, Greek inscription around: <i>ΡΑΝΝΙW ΣΑΗΑΡΑΤΑC ΝΑΗΑΡΑΝΑC</i></p><p>Rev: Arrow pointing down to the left, thunderbolt to the right, dot between them; two inscriptions - on in Brahmi (<i>Rajno KsaHaRaTaSa NaHaPaNaSa</i>) and one in Kharoshti (<i>RaNo KsaHaRaTaSa NaHaPaNaSa</i>)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Fishman-3_xx.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Satavahanas: Gautamiputra Satakarni overstruck on Nahapana (c. 78–102 AD) AR drachm (Pieper-682) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Three-arched hill, wavy line below, Brahmi legend around reading <i>[Rano Gotamiputasa] Siri Satakanisa</i>, overstruck sihouette of Nahapana&#039;s bust</p><p>Rev: Satavahana symbol; traces of Nahapana&#039;s legend and arround &amp; thunderbolt design</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Pieper-682.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have another one with the image of Nahapana almost gone, but I can&#039;t seem to find the pictures...</p><p><br /></p><p>[EDIT] Found it...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]487692[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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