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title: Coin of the Gauda King Shashanka
author: CNG Coins
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10330/coin-of-the-gauda-king-shashanka/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-09-10
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# Coin of the Gauda King Shashanka

_Authored by CNG Coins_

## Image File

[![Coin of the Gauda King Shashanka](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10330.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10330.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) issued by the Gauda king Shashanka (c. late 6th century CE to 637 CE). It shows the [Hindu](https://www.worldhistory.org/hinduism/) [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Shiva](https://www.worldhistory.org/shiva/) seated on his bull on one side and the Hindu goddess of prosperity, [Lakshmi](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lakshmi/), on the other.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Coins, C. (2019, March 29). Coin of the Gauda King Shashanka. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10330/coin-of-the-gauda-king-shashanka/>
### Chicago
Coins, CNG. "Coin of the Gauda King Shashanka." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 29, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10330/coin-of-the-gauda-king-shashanka/>.
### MLA
Coins, CNG. "Coin of the Gauda King Shashanka." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Mar 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10330/coin-of-the-gauda-king-shashanka/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sasanka_Deva_king_of_Gauda_circa_600-630.jpg) by [**CNG Coins**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sasanka_Deva_king_of_Gauda_circa_600-630.jpg). Submitted by [Dr Avantika Lal](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/avantika.lal30/ "User Page: Dr Avantika Lal"), published on 29 March 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.