The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c17.s2.t3.3

v2.c17.s2.t3.3

Kosikiputra Sātakarṇi is another king unknown to the Purāṇas but represented in the coinage. The solitary piece of his, known so far, is of the Chanda hoard type, showing an Elephant with the trunk upraised on the obverse and the Ujjain symbol on the reverse (*JNSI*, VIII, 116). The actual legend is *Kosikiputa Sa*, which is to be completed as *Kosikiputa Sātakaṇisa*. It is possible to argue that the issuer may not have been a Sātavāhana ruler, the legend being really *Kosikiputasa*, and the proper name being altogether wanting. But the type shows that the issuer was indeed a Sātavāhana ruler and so the last letter *sa* would seem to be the initial character of the word Sātakaṇi.