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Drachm - Samghadaman

Drachm - Samghadaman - obverseDrachm - Samghadaman - reverse

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Features

Issuer Western Satraps (Indo-Scythian Kingdom)
Type Standart tedavül madenî paralar
Yıllar 205-227
Value 1 Drachm
Currency Drachm (35-405)
Composition Gümüş
Ağırlık 2.29 g
Diameter 14.91 mm
Kalınlık 1.6 mm
Şekil Yuvarlak (düzensiz)
Technique Dövme
Orientation Değişik hizalamalar ↺
Demonetized Evet
Numara
N#
581720
Referanslar PAIC - Pieper# 3390, 3391
Wilfried Pieper; 2021. Ancient Indian Coins A Comprehensive Catalogue. IIRNS Publications .
, AMF# 19.1.149
Alexander M. Fishman; 2013. The Silver Coinage of the Western Satraps in India (50-400 AD): Catalogue and Rarity Guide. Self-published, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.

Obverse

(en) Head of king right with date behind, blundered Greek legend around.

Reverse

Chaitya (3 kemerli tepe), aşağıda nehir, yukarıda hilal ve güneş, etrafında Brahmi efsanesi.Automatically translated

Script: Brahmi Dili

Lettering: Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Rudrasihaputrasa Rajno Kshatrapasa Saghadamna

Comments

(en)

Info and reference images below - credited to - 

1. Ancient Indian Coins - A Comprehensive Catalog, Wilfried Pieper; PAIC

2. The Silver Coinage of the Western Satraps in India, A. M. Fishman (AMF); SCWS

 

Samghadaman was appointed as Kshatrap during the reign of his brother Rudrasena I, for the period 127-129 SE/ 205-207 CE; after a gap he minted coins as Mahakshatrap  during the year 149 SE/ 227 CE

 

his Kshatrap coins are known from “Mint B” and Mahakshatrap coins from “Mint A” - refer Note from Pankaj Tandon at the bottom

 

OP Coin is PAIC 3390

 

Samghadaman as Kshatrap

PAIC 3390, 127-129 SE/ 205-207 CE, Mint B

                                                                                                   

Obv: Bust of King, date behind with corrupt Greek legend around

Rev: Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Rudrasihaputrasa Rajno Kshatrapasa Saghadamna

          Chaitya (3-arched hill), river below, crescent moon left and sun right above, Brahmi legend around.

 

 PAIC 3391, 127-129 SE/ 205-207 CE, Mint B

Obv: Bust of King, date behind with corrupt Greek legend around

Rev: Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Rudrasihaputrasa Rajno Kshatrapasa Saghadamna

          Chaitya (3-arched hill), river below, crescent moon right and sun left above, Brahmi legend around.

 

 

Samghadaman as Mahashatrap

SCWS 19.1.149, 149 SE/ 227 CE Mint A

Obv: Bust of King, date behind with corrupt Greek legend around

Rev: Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Rudrasihasaputrasa Rajno Mahakshatrapasya Saghadamna(h), few coins are known with his name spelled as               

          Saghadamna

          Chaitya (3-arched hill), river below, crescent moon left and sun right above, Brahmi legend around.

 

 Sketch of reverse, legend indicating issue of Mint A name of king spelled Saghadamna(h)

 

 

 

 

note from CoinIndia regarding name variations - Pankaj Tandon

In the current catalogs of Western Kshatrapa coins, such as Jha & Rajgor and Senior, Rudradāman I is shown as having three sons who ruled after him. They are called Damajadasri, Damaghsada and Rudrasimha. However, there has been a long-standing proposal (Indraji, JRAS 1890 and Rapson's BM catalogue) that the coins of "Damajadasri" and "Damaghsada" are actually issues of just one king, whose name was in reality Dāmazāda, and I believe I have confirmed this in my paper The Western Kshatrapa Dāmazāda in the 2009 issue of The Numismatic Chronicle. The theory I have offered to explain the different spellings is that they were produced at different mints. The key point is that Brahmi did not have a letter for the Persian sound z and different mints used different conventions on how to represent it.

                           

 

 

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Referanslar
ND (205)  PAIC - Pieper# 3390
Wilfried Pieper; 2021. Ancient Indian Coins A Comprehensive Catalogue. IIRNS Publications .
(en) as Kshatrap Mint B SE 127
ND (205)  PAIC - Pieper# 3391
Wilfried Pieper; 2021. Ancient Indian Coins A Comprehensive Catalogue. IIRNS Publications .
(en) as Kshatrap Mint B SE 127
ND (206)  PAIC - Pieper# 3390
Wilfried Pieper; 2021. Ancient Indian Coins A Comprehensive Catalogue. IIRNS Publications .
(en) as Kshatrap Mint B SE 128
ND (206)  PAIC - Pieper# 3391
Wilfried Pieper; 2021. Ancient Indian Coins A Comprehensive Catalogue. IIRNS Publications .
(en) as Kshatrap Mint B SE 128
ND (207)  PAIC - Pieper# 3390
Wilfried Pieper; 2021. Ancient Indian Coins A Comprehensive Catalogue. IIRNS Publications .
(en) as Kshatrap Mint B SE 129
ND (207)  PAIC - Pieper# 3391
Wilfried Pieper; 2021. Ancient Indian Coins A Comprehensive Catalogue. IIRNS Publications .
(en) as Kshatrap Mint B SE 129
ND (227)  AMF# 19.1.149
Alexander M. Fishman; 2013. The Silver Coinage of the Western Satraps in India (50-400 AD): Catalogue and Rarity Guide. Self-published, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
(en) as Mahakshatrap Mint A SE 149

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