Ancient History of the Deccan c3.s4.16

c3.s4.16

The destruction of the Kshaharātas by Gautamiputra is fully confirmed by the coinage; in fact, out of 13250 coins bearing the name of Nahapāna that were discovered at Joghaltembhi, there are 9270 that have been re-struck by Gautamiputra. The re-striking of the Kshaharāta coins by Gautamiputra is for us a very valuable information, for, we may then know for certain what kind of coinage the Śātavāhanas had at the time of the destruction of the Śakas. The obverse bears the "Ujjain symbol" and the reverse the symbol "chaitya".