| Issuer |
Western Satraps
(Indo-Scythian Kingdom) |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 205-227 |
| Value | 1 Drachm |
| Currency | Drachm (35-405) |
| Composition | Srebro |
| Weight | 2.29 g |
| Diameter | 14.91 mm |
| Thickness | 1.6 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 581720 |
| References | PAIC - Pieper# 3390, 3391 Wilfried Pieper; 2021. Ancient Indian Coins A Comprehensive Catalogue. IIRNS Publications
. Alexander M. Fishman; 2013. The Silver Coinage of the Western Satraps in India (50-400 AD): Catalogue and Rarity Guide. Self-published, Charleston, South Carolina, United States. |
(en) Head of king right with date behind, blundered Greek legend around.
Chaitya (3-łukowe wzgórze), rzeka poniżej, półksiężyc i słońce powyżej, legenda Brahmi wokół.
Script: Brahmi
Lettering: Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Rudrasihaputrasa Rajno Kshatrapasa Saghadamna
Info and reference images below - credited to -
1. Ancient Indian Coins - A Comprehensive Catalog, Wilfried Pieper; PAIC
2. The Silver Coinage of the Western Satraps in India, A. M. Fishman (AMF); SCWS
Samghadaman was appointed as Kshatrap during the reign of his brother Rudrasena I, for the period 127-129 SE/ 205-207 CE; after a gap he minted coins as Mahakshatrap during the year 149 SE/ 227 CE
his Kshatrap coins are known from “Mint B” and Mahakshatrap coins from “Mint A” - refer Note from Pankaj Tandon at the bottom
OP Coin is PAIC 3390
Samghadaman as Kshatrap
PAIC 3390, 127-129 SE/ 205-207 CE, Mint B
Obv: Bust of King, date behind with corrupt Greek legend around
Rev: Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Rudrasihaputrasa Rajno Kshatrapasa Saghadamna
Chaitya (3-arched hill), river below, crescent moon left and sun right above, Brahmi legend around.
PAIC 3391, 127-129 SE/ 205-207 CE, Mint B
Obv: Bust of King, date behind with corrupt Greek legend around
Rev: Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Rudrasihaputrasa Rajno Kshatrapasa Saghadamna
Chaitya (3-arched hill), river below, crescent moon right and sun left above, Brahmi legend around.
Samghadaman as Mahashatrap
SCWS 19.1.149, 149 SE/ 227 CE Mint A
Obv: Bust of King, date behind with corrupt Greek legend around
Rev: Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Rudrasihasaputrasa Rajno Mahakshatrapasya Saghadamna(h), few coins are known with his name spelled as
Saghadamna
Chaitya (3-arched hill), river below, crescent moon left and sun right above, Brahmi legend around.
Sketch of reverse, legend indicating issue of Mint A name of king spelled Saghadamna(h)
note from CoinIndia regarding name variations - Pankaj Tandon
In the current catalogs of Western Kshatrapa coins, such as Jha & Rajgor and Senior, Rudradāman I is shown as having three sons who ruled after him. They are called Damajadasri, Damaghsada and Rudrasimha. However, there has been a long-standing proposal (Indraji, JRAS 1890 and Rapson's BM catalogue) that the coins of "Damajadasri" and "Damaghsada" are actually issues of just one king, whose name was in reality Dāmazāda, and I believe I have confirmed this in my paper The Western Kshatrapa Dāmazāda in the 2009 issue of The Numismatic Chronicle. The theory I have offered to explain the different spellings is that they were produced at different mints. The key point is that Brahmi did not have a letter for the Persian sound z and different mints used different conventions on how to represent it.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | ||||||||
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| ND (205) | PAIC - Pieper# 3390 Wilfried Pieper; 2021. Ancient Indian Coins A Comprehensive Catalogue. IIRNS Publications
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(en) as Kshatrap Mint B SE 127 | |||||||||||||
| ND (205) | PAIC - Pieper# 3391 Wilfried Pieper; 2021. Ancient Indian Coins A Comprehensive Catalogue. IIRNS Publications
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(en) as Kshatrap Mint B SE 127 | |||||||||||||
| ND (206) | PAIC - Pieper# 3390 Wilfried Pieper; 2021. Ancient Indian Coins A Comprehensive Catalogue. IIRNS Publications
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(en) as Kshatrap Mint B SE 128 | |||||||||||||
| ND (206) | PAIC - Pieper# 3391 Wilfried Pieper; 2021. Ancient Indian Coins A Comprehensive Catalogue. IIRNS Publications
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(en) as Kshatrap Mint B SE 128 | |||||||||||||
| ND (207) | PAIC - Pieper# 3390 Wilfried Pieper; 2021. Ancient Indian Coins A Comprehensive Catalogue. IIRNS Publications
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(en) as Kshatrap Mint B SE 129 | |||||||||||||
| ND (207) | PAIC - Pieper# 3391 Wilfried Pieper; 2021. Ancient Indian Coins A Comprehensive Catalogue. IIRNS Publications
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(en) as Kshatrap Mint B SE 129 | |||||||||||||
| ND (227) | AMF# 19.1.149 Alexander M. Fishman; 2013. The Silver Coinage of the Western Satraps in India (50-400 AD): Catalogue and Rarity Guide. Self-published, Charleston, South Carolina, United States. |
(en) as Mahakshatrap Mint A SE 149 | |||||||||||||
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