History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c21.s2.12
History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c21.s2.12
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c21.s2.12
³ Where on Vākāṭaka seals or coins, e.g. on Rudrasena's coin or Bhīmasena's seal, the Vṛisha or Gaṅgā or both face or point towards the standard, it means that the standard is Vṛishadhvaja and that it bears these symbols on it. The device is obvious, for it would be too cumbersome to depict these figures inside a banner on such small objects as seals and coins.