Ardochsho (Lakshmi) seated facing in lalitasana (with right leg folded under and left leg hanging down), holding diadem in right hand and long-stemmed lotus in left hand, legend at right in Sharada script: Partha, highly stylized King standing facing, sacrificing at altar at left, legend at right in Sharada script: Varma. 20mm, 5.46 grams. Mitchiner NIS #172. 

Rare in general, almost never seen in such high quality. From an old collection, with excellent patina.

Parthavarman (r. 905–921, restored 934–935 CE) was a king of Kashmir during a period of intense political instability following the decline of the Karkota legacy. He ruled twice, with a long interruption caused by palace coups and factional struggles. Parthavarman was initially deposed by rival claimants backed by powerful nobles, but he managed to regain the throne briefly in 934. His second reign was short-lived, and he was again overthrown and killed in 935, illustrating the chronic instability and dominance of court factions in early 10th-century Kashmir.