Traikutakas
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Cat No |
Obverse |
Reverse |
Provenance |
Wt/Diam |
Comments |
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Bust of
king facing right. |
Three
arched hill in centre, Brahmi legend ...ndradattaputrasa Parama Vaishnava
Maharaja Shri Dahrasenasa inscribed reading anticlockwise around. |
Classical
Numismatic Gallery, sale 39, lot 129 |
1.73g |
not listed in MAC silver drachm of Dahrasena (300-350 AD) |
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Bust of
king facing right wearing ribbed flat helmet. |
Three-arched
hill in the centre, flanked by dotted sun and crescent; Brahmi legend ...rama
vaishnava Maharaja Madhyamasena. |
Classical
Numismatic Gallery, sale 39, lot 130 |
1.88g |
unpublished in major sources silver drachm of Madhyamasena (c.350-400 AD) |
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The
existence of a Traikutaka ruler named Madhyamasena is known from the
discovery of the Matvan copperplate grant, found in North Konkan. In the coin
legend, the letter Dhya in the king's name has been inscribed a bit stylized,
however judging by the engraving hand of the other letters the best name to
fit it would be Madhyamasena. A similar coin featured in our auction no. 37
in December 2020 and this is the second piece on offer. There has been a long
debate about the chronological placement of the Traikutakas but numismatic
evidence makes it clear that they ruled in 4th century AD. This has great
importance for chronology of art, politics and history of the Konkan and
Deccan, in general. |
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Bust of
king facing right wearing flat helmet. |
Three-arched
hill in the centre, flanked by dotted sun and crescent; Brahmi legend
Maharajendradattaputra Paramavaishnava Maharaja Madhyamasena. |
Classical
Numismatic Gallery, sale 37, lot 228 |
2.16g |
Unpublished in major sources & of extreme rarity. Madhyamasena (350-400 AD), silver drachm |
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Bust of
king facing right. |
Three
arched hill in centre, Brahmi legend Maharajendradatta... Maharaja
Dahrasenasa around. |
Classical
Numismatic Gallery, sale 32, lot 78 |
21.2g |
MAC 5080, |
