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INDIA, Post-Mauryan (Deccan). Ishvakus. Anonymous issues, circa 227-306. Unit (Lead, 13 mm, 2.20 g). Elephant standing right. Rev. Four-orbed Ujjain symbol twice. The Coinage and History of Southern India I, pp. 100-101. Very rare. Very fine.
The Ikshvakus became independent from the Satavahanas in the eastern Deccan (modern-day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh), where they established their capital at Nagarjunikonda (Vijayapuri) in circa 227 AD. Their kingdom was eventually annexed by the Pallavas in the 4th century.
The Ikshvakus became independent from the Satavahanas in the eastern Deccan (modern-day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh), where they established their capital at Nagarjunikonda (Vijayapuri) in circa 227 AD. Their kingdom was eventually annexed by the Pallavas in the 4th century.