Western Kshatrapas, Karddamaka dynasty Chastana As Raja Mahaksatrapa, Bilingual type (ca. 22-52 SE / ca. c. 100-130 AD), Silver drachm,(Wt : 2.10g, Dia : 15.02 mm).

Obverse : Well executed bust of king facing right, wearing typical flat cap and earrings; Greco-Prakrit inscription RANNIO SATRA… around. 

Reverse : Dynastic emblem in the centre; Brahmi legend 'RaJño MaHa KshaTraPaSa GhsaMoTiKaPuTraSa ChashTaNaSa".

Comment :
Chashtana, son of Ghsamotika, was one of the earliest Western Kshatrapa rulers and the founder of the Kardamaka dynasty. His silver coinage established the basic design followed by successive rulers for generations. This bilingual variety carries no Kharoshthi legend on the reverse, coins of this type are usually slightly less crude than the coins that Chastana issued as a Kashtrapa, Examples displaying such sharply preserved hair, facial features and earrings are seldom encountered, making this specimen particularly desirable. Fishman type 4.10, pg. 43, Rare.