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1 Drachm - Amoghabhuti
| Issuer | Kuninda Kingdom |
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| Year | 200 BC - 100 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Brahmi |
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| Reverse lettering | Rana Kunindasa Amoghbutisa Maharajasa (Great king Amoghbhuti, of the Kunindas) |
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The Kuninda Kingdom occupied the Himalayan foothills between the Beas and Yamuna rivers, and Amoghabhuti is the only ruler of the dynasty attested by name on coinage — making him simultaneously the most documented and most historically elusive of Kuninda monarchs. Whether he ruled for decades or merely issued coins under a dynastic name remains unresolved. The series belongs to a broader explosion of local silver coinage across northern India following the fragmentation of Mauryan authority, when dozens of regional powers began asserting identity through struck metal rather than through imperial appointment.