Description
Satavahana Empire, Gautamiputra Satakarni overstruck on king Nahapana`s coin (c. 60-84CE), Silver Drachm, 2.20grms, Obv: three-arched hill, legend R-año Go-ta-mi-pu-ta-sa Si-ri Sa-ta-ka-ni-sa, Rev: Ujjain symbol with crescent, Undertype of Nahapana`s coin clearly visible with the complete bust and entire legend of the western kshtapa king on obverse, pieper#2749, Superb condition, Very Rare and historically important. Gautamiputra Satakarni is best known for his decisive conflict with the Kshtarpa ruler Nahapana. This confrontation marked a major turning point in Deccan politics, as Gautamiputra reversed the expansion of the Western Kshtarpa and restored Satavahana control over previously lost territories. The defeat of Nahapana ended Kshtarpa dominance in the western Deccan and re-established Satavahana authority in the region. Contemporary records portray Gautamiputra as a powerful ruler who destroyed rival dynasties and consolidated imperial power, laying the foundation for Satavahana resurgence in the early centuries of the Common Era.
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