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Drachm - Indravarma Apracharajas of Bajaur
| Issuer | Apracharaja dynasty |
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| Year | 20 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Kharosthi |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Apracharajas ruled a small but strategically positioned kingdom in the Bajaur region of the northwestern frontier — roughly modern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — during a period when Kushan power was consolidating across Gandhara. Indravarma is attested in copper issues and in Kharoshthi inscriptions, placing his reign within the broader network of Indo-Iranian dynasts who maintained local authority as client rulers or as holdouts between larger powers.
Copper drachms from this series are poorly documented in major collections, and attribution relies heavily on the Kharoshthi legend rather than any centralized mint record.