Lot No : 34
Auction No : 8
Panchala Dynasty, Ahichchhatra, King Achyuta (c.350-375 AD), Copper Unit, 1.40grms, obv. Roman type bust of the king facing right with brahmi legend A.CYUTA, rev. Eight spoked wheel, Extra Fine, Very Rare. Achyuta (Achyuta Naga) was the last known ruler of Panchala, ruling from Ahichchhatra. He is historically attested in Samudragupta’s Allahabad Pillar inscription, where he is listed among defeated kings. Achyuta’s defeat marked the end of Panchala’s political independence and its absorption into the expanding Gupta Empire, signalling the transition from regional monarchies to imperial rule in northern India
8000
Lot No : 35
Auction No : 8
Panchala Dynasty, Ahichchhatra, King Achyuta (c.350-375 AD), Copper Unit, 1.50grms, obv. Brahmi legend ACHYUTA, rev. Eight spoked wheel, Extra Fine, Very Rare. Achyuta (Achyuta Naga) was the last known ruler of Panchala, ruling from Ahichchhatra. He is historically attested in Samudragupta’s Allahabad Pillar inscription, where he is listed among defeated kings. Achyuta’s defeat marked the end of Panchala’s political independence and its absorption into the expanding Gupta Empire, signalling the transition from regional monarchies to imperial rule in northern India
1700
Lot No : 36
Auction No : 8
Shakas of Mathura, Rajuvula (c. 100AD), Base Silver Unit, 2.20 grms, obv. Bust of the king facing right with corrupt Greek legend, rev. Athena ackidemos standing left with shield & thunderbolt with Kharoshti legend KHATRAPASA APRATIHATA CAKRA SA RAJUVALASA, Extra Fine+, Very Rare Rajuvula was a powerful Shaka (Indo-Scythian) Mahakshatrapa who ruled Mathura around the late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE. He displaced the last Indo-Greek rulers in the region and firmly established Shaka control. Rajuvula is prominently named in the Mathura Lion Capital inscription, which records his family, political authority, and religious donations. His son Sodasa succeeded him, continuing Shaka rule at Mathura. Rajuvula’s coinage, often imitative of Indo-Greek types, reflects this transitional phase, Extra Fine+, Rare
4300
Lot No : 37
Auction No : 8
Sakas of Mathura, Rajuvula(c. 25-15 BC), Copper Unit, 6.20grms, Obv. Standing deity Lakshmi with Brahmi legend Mahakhatrapasa Rajuvulasa surrounding the deity, Rev. Abhiseka Lakshmi standing, watered by 2 elephants, An Excellent strike with almost complete legend and full designs on both sides, Pieper#1282, Extra Fine+, Extremely Rare. Rajuvula was a prominent ruler of the Northern Saka (Indo-Scythian) dynasty in Mathura during the 1st century CE. He is credited with consolidating Saka power in northern India after the decline of the Indo-Greek kingdoms, establishing Mathura as a major political and cultural center. Rajuvula maintained control over key trade routes and fortified territories, facilitating economic prosperity. He is also known from inscriptions and coinage, which display a mix of Greek, Brahmi, and Kharosthi scripts, reflecting the syncretic culture of the period. His reign strengthened the Saka presence in the Ganges plain and influenced regional art, architecture, and administration.
55000
Lot No : 38
Auction No : 8
Sakas of Mathura, Rajuvula(c. 25-15 BC), Copper Unit, 6.70grms, Obv. Standing deity Lakshmi with Brahmi legend Mahakhatrapasa Rajuvulasa surrounding the deity, Rev. Abhiseka Lakshmi standing, watered by 2 elephants, An Excellent strike with almost complete legend and full designs on both sides, Pieper#1282, Extra Fine+, Extremely Rare. Rajuvula was a prominent ruler of the Northern Saka (Indo-Scythian) dynasty in Mathura during the 1st century CE. He is credited with consolidating Saka power in northern India after the decline of the Indo-Greek kingdoms, establishing Mathura as a major political and cultural center. Rajuvula maintained control over key trade routes and fortified territories, facilitating economic prosperity. He is also known from inscriptions and coinage, which display a mix of Greek, Brahmi, and Kharosthi scripts, reflecting the syncretic culture of the period. His reign strengthened the Saka presence in the Ganges plain and influenced regional art, architecture, and administration.
43000
Lot No : 39
Auction No : 8
Kuninda Dynasty (c. 100BC), Amoghabhuti, Crude style, Silver Drachm, 2.50grms, Obv. Deer to right towards Lakṣmī who is holding lotus in her upraised right, square vase above the deer, śrivatsa between its horns with Brāhmī legend around reading rājñaḥkunimdasyaamoghabhūtisyamahārājasya, rev. Six-arched hill with nandipada on top, river line below; swastika and forked Indradhvaja on left, railed tree on right; Kharoşthī legend rañakunidasaamoghabhutisamaharajasa, Pieper#1192, Extra Fine+, Rare
5100
Lot No : 40
Auction No : 8
Kuninda Dynasty (c. 100BC), Amoghabhuti, Crude style, Silver Drachm, 2.30grms, Obv. Deer to right towards Lakṣmī who is holding lotus in her upraised right, square vase above the deer, śrivatsa between its horns with Brāhmī legend around reading rājñaḥkunimdasyaamoghabhūtisyamahārājasya, rev. Six-arched hill with nandipada on top, river line below; swastika and forked Indradhvaja on left, railed tree on right; Kharoşthī legend rañakunidasaamoghabhutisamaharajasa, Pieper#1192, Extra Fine+, Rare
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