|
Lot No.109
AUC48
Hindu Coins of Medieval India
Auction Date: 12-04-2025
Copper
Hindu kings of Kashmir, Utpala dynasty - copper dinar of Sankara varman (c.883-902 AD), MNC 159-160, 6.29g. Obv: stylized representation of a seated goddess; Sarada legend Sanka(ra) to right. Rev: stylized king standing facing slightly left, sacrificing over altar; Sarada legend Varma below his arm.
Good very fine, Rare.
The style of this coin is cruder than other issues of Sankara varman. He succeeded his father Avanti varman, the first ruler of the Utpala dynasty, in AD 883. He conquered the kingdoms of Trigarta (Kangra) and Gurjara (Gujarat/Gujranwala in Pakistan). Afterwards, in an expedition beyond the Indus, he was shot in the neck by a mountain soldier, and died in Ad902.
View Lot
Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,000-4,000
|