Ancient History of the Deccan c3.s3.14

c3.s3.14

The most ancient conis of the dynasty of Śātavāhanas have been found in western India and are of the type that Mr. Rapson calls Mālwā fabric and which he thinks is "connected with the early east and punch-marked coins of Eran" (see Rapson: "coins of Āndhra dynasty" page 1, Nos. 1 and 2). These coins represent an elephant and a river and bear the inscription "Śri Sata" We may think that this king reigned at an epoch which is very close to that of Śātakarṇi of Sāñchi.