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Rare PARAKUTA drachm, Chach of Alor in N. India 700AD

Rare PARAKUTA drachm, Chach of Alor in N. India 700AD

$ 23.76

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    Description

    Rare
    RR!! Last coins of the Hindus in Multan before the Islamic conquest,
    SRI PARAKUTA type, Chach of Alor dynasty in Sindh and Multan, ca.632-711 AD
    Size:
    13 mm, 0.72 grams
    Stylized head right within a dotted border, Brahmi letter "Pra"  on the forehead / Stylized Sassanian altar with the shaft replaced with three dots, stylized Brahmi letter "Sri" above, four characters "Ta-Pa/Ku-Ra" (probably should be read counterclockwise from "Sri", giving an inscription "Sri PaRaKuTa"). Multan mint. Mitchiner ACW 4905-4909; Mitchiner NIS 269-276.
    This coin is guaranteed to be authentic
    Stock# cha2