Coinage of Satraps
The Kshatrapas have a very rich and
interesting coinage. It was based on the coinage of the earlier Indo-Greek Kings,
with Greek or pseudo-Greek legend and stylized profiles of royal busts on the
obverse. The reverse of the coins however is original and typically depict a
thunderbolt and an arrow, and later, a chaitya or three-arched hill and river
symbol with a crescent and the sun, within a legend in Brahmi. These coins are
very informative, since they record the name of the King, of his father, and
the date of issue, and have helped clarify the early history of India.
The
coins of the Kshatrapas were also very influential and imitated by neighbouring
or later dynasties, such as the Satavahanas, and the Guptas.
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