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Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 6:12 pm MAITRAKAS of VALABHI - BHATTARAKA (470-492 AD) 1 Drachm 470-492 AD Ref: MWI#254 Billon 2.10 grams 11.41 MM dia Obverse: Portrait of King Bhattaraka Facing Right Reverse: Stylized Trident (Trishul) in Center, Inscription in Brahmi Around Photos are the sellers will take better ones and post them.... The Maitraka dynasty ruled western India (now Gujarat) from 475-776 AD from their capital at Vallabhi. Vallabhi is an ancient city located in the Saurashtra peninsula of Gujarat, near Bhavnagar in western India. It is also known as Vallabhipura, and was the capital of the ancient Maitraka Dynasty. Legend states that a Kshatriya (means warrior or ruler in sanskrit and is the 2nd highest caste in India) named Vijayasena founded the city around the third century. The Maitrakas ruled the peninsula and parts of southern Rajasthan from Vallabhi from the fifth to the eighth centuries. They are descendants of General Bhatarka, a military governor of the Saurashtra peninsula at the time of Gupta ruler Skandagupta (455-467 AD). The rule of the Maitrakas is believed to have ended during the second or third quarter of the eighth century when the Arabs invaded. Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 6:18 pm Another nice one! Well done. Report this Post to the Staff
scopru Pillar of the Community United States 5029 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 6:19 pm Great coin and interesting write up! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 7:08 pm Excellent coin another type that I haven't seen before. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 01/16/2018 09:39 am Always nice to see another Indian on here! Looks like an intermediate or late style, but also looks like it has a full portrait and partial legends, which is good for these. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 02/08/2018 05:24 am Better photos.. Quote: full portrait and partial legends, which is good for these. I agree ..These come up quite often but usually offset on both sides..So this one is quite a nice little coin being reasonably centralised. Paul Report this Post to the Staff
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