Description
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
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