1 Unit - Ikshvaku dynasty

The Ikshvakus ruled the Krishna River valley from their capital at Nagarjunakonda following the collapse of Satavahana power in the Deccan, and their lead coinage reflects a regional economy that never fully monetized in precious metals. Lead issues of this type circulated alongside a vigorous Buddhist patronage economy — the dynasty funded some of the most significant stupa construction of the early centuries CE, much of it at sites now submerged beneath the Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir since 1960.