Coin of the Gauda King Shashanka

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Dr Avantika Lal
by CNG Coins
published on 29 March 2019
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Coin issued by the Gauda king Shashanka (c. late 6th century CE to 637 CE). It shows the Hindu god Shiva seated on his bull on one side and the Hindu goddess of prosperity, Lakshmi, on the other.

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