RRR Silver drachm, Visvasimha II (274-280 CE) as Mahakshatrapa, 200 SE (278 CE), Indo-Scythians

Bust of Visvasimha, with corrupted Greek legend (Indo-Greek style), date in Brahmi numerals behind (200 SE/278 AD) / Three-arched hill or Chaitya, with river, crescent and sun, within legend in Brahmi Rajno Mahaksatrapasa Rudrasenaputrasa Rajna Mahaksatrapasa Visvasihasa. 14mm, 2.31 grams. "Studies in the Coinage of Western Kshatrapas" #-; Senior ISCH -; Fishman "Silver Coinage of the Western Satraps" #28.2.200.

Unpublished in references other than Fishman. Coins of Visvasimha II as Mahakshatrapa with visible dates are notoriously rare. No examples were identified by Jha and Rajgor or Senior. This coin shows a complete and well struck date (200 SE) behind the bust. Rated "Extremely Rare" in the "Silver Coinage of the Western Satraps". From my personal collection.

The Western Kshatrapas, or Western Satraps, (35-405 CE) were Saka rulers of the western and central part of India (Saurashtra and Malwa: modern Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh states). They were contemporaneous with the Kushans who ruled the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, and the Satavahana (Andhra) who ruled in Central India.