{"product_id":"rrr-silver-drachm-of-rudrasena-ii-255-78-ce-reversed-symbols-184-se-satraps-in-western-india","title":"RRR! Silver drachm of Rudrasena II (255-78 CE), reversed symbols, 184 SE, Satraps in Western India","description":"\u003cp class=\"auto-style3\"\u003eBust of Rudrasena II right, with corrupted Greek legend (Indo-Greek style), date in Brahmi numerals behind - 184 Saka Era = 262 AD) \/ Three-arched hill or Chaitya, with river, crescent RIGHT and sun LEFT, within legend in Brahmi\u003cem\u003e Rajna ksatrapasa Viradamaputrasa Rajno mahaksatrapasa Rudrasenasa\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Of Raja Mahasatrap Rudrasena, son of Raja Satrap Viradaman\"). 14mm, 1.92 grams. \"Studies in the Coinage of Western Kshatrapas\" #-; Senior ISCH -: \"The Silver Coinage of the Western Satraps in India\" #27.1R.184 (listed as \"unique\" only for 189 SE).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"auto-style3\"\u003eExtremely rare type with inverted symbols on the reverse (sun left, crescent right), first published in Fishman (2013) only with a date 189, listed as unique. Coins with this date (184) are not yet published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"auto-style3\"\u003eThe Western Kshatrapas (Western Satraps) were a dynasty of Indo-Scythian rulers who controlled much of western and central India, particularly Gujarat, Malwa and parts of Rajasthan and Maharashtra, from the 1st to the early 5th century CE. Beginning with the Kshaharata rulers and followed by the long-lived Kardamaka dynasty founded by Chastana, they frequently competed with the Satavahanas and later other regional powers. Their kingdom reached its greatest extent under Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman I in the 2nd century, remembered especially for his celebrated Junagadh inscription. The Western Kshatrapas maintained a remarkably long-lived silver coinage, usually bearing the ruler's portrait and Brahmi legends, until their kingdom was conquered by the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II around the beginning of the 5th century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NumisMall.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51744616939835,"sku":"x7769-61425","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0447\/1750\/6710\/files\/w61425.jpg?v=1790216688","url":"https:\/\/www.numismall.com\/products\/rrr-silver-drachm-of-rudrasena-ii-255-78-ce-reversed-symbols-184-se-satraps-in-western-india","provider":"NumisMall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}