| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Archaeological Survey of India, Bhopal Circle |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | GM-BCP-MP-1400209 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Coin |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Currency - मुद्रा |
| Dynasty /वंश | Kshatrapa - क्षत्रप |
| Period / तारीख/युग | C. 3rd - 4th Cent. CE |
| Style / शैली | Kshatrapa - क्षत्रप |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh |
| Material / सामग्री | Silver- चाँदी |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | Bhopal Circle Office, Antiquity Box No. 11 |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Madhya Pradesh |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
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| Length(cm) / लंबाई | . |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | . |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | |
| Weight(gm) / भार | 1.42 |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | 1.5 |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | 0.2 |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | It is a silver coin (drachm) of a Western Kshatrap ruler. On the obverse of the coin, a Chaitya (3-arched hill), a river below, a crescent moon and a sun above is visible. A legend in Brahmi is around the coin. On the reverse of the coin, the face of a man is visible although not clearly. This could have been the face of the ruler. The coin is weathered heavily on both sides. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र |
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| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | The coin is completely weathered, making it difficult to read a name. |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | Sanchi hilltop |
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