1st century A.D. Æ (11 mm, 1.14 g). Elephant advancing right with trunk raised, prominent swastika above / 4-orbed Ujjain symbol. Pieper 704. A boldly struck specimen with a lovely swastika. Scarce and a very nice example. Brown patina. Very fine.
The Satavahana Empire controlled the Deccan and central India for over three centuries after the fall of the Mauryas.