History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c14.s4.t1.45
History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c14.s4.t1.45
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Serial nos. 8 and 9 [Pl.-figs. 10 and 11] bear the same name. They read Charaja. The letters on no. 8 read Charaja; the ‘ra’ being between ‘cha’ and ‘ja’ was missed by Dr. Smith on account its being finer than the other letters. The second line on the obverse of this coin (Plate XXIII, fig. 10) reads nāgaśa; and above the lion (reverse) there are the figure-symbols for 20, 8 (28)². It is thus the coin of Charja Nāga dated in his 28th year. Chara is a name of Maṅgala, i.e. Mars.