Drachm

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Beschrijving keerzijde	Central device consisting of a trishula (trident) with characteristically curved prongs and a lateral side-arm, rendered in a bold, stylized manner. The symbol occupies the central field and is surrounded by a Brahmi legend arranged around the periphery of the flan. The design follows the standard iconographic convention of Maitraka coinage, combining a Shaivite religious symbol with a royal dynastic inscription, all struck on an irregular hammered flan.
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Aanvullende informatie	The Maitrakas ruled from Valabhi in Saurashtra — modern Gujarat — after breaking from the Gupta empire in the late fifth century and establishing one of western India's more durable post-Gupta regional powers. Their silver drachms are direct descendants of the degraded Gupta coinage tradition, compressed through three centuries of local minting into increasingly schematic forms that grew more abstract with each generation of dies. Valabhi itself was sacked by Arab forces around 775 AD, effectively ending Maitraka power and cutting the series short.