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Stater - Ranaditya Satya Local Imitation
| Issuer | Rai Dynasty, Sindh |
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| Year | 524-550 |
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| Value | 1 Stater |
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| Obverse description | Crowned bust of ruler Ranaditya Satya of the Rai Dynasty facing right, rendered in a schematic, locally adapted style derived from Kushano-Sasanian prototypes. A sun-wheel or solar disc symbol appears in the field before the bust. The portraiture is stylized with pronounced crown elements, reflecting the degenerate artistic treatment characteristic of local imitative issues of the period. |
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| Reverse description | A Sasanian-style fire altar occupies the central field, depicted in a highly stylized and schematic form with a stepped base and altar table, closely following late Kushano-Sasanian iconographic conventions. Brahmi legend surrounds the altar in the field to the left and right, reading 'Ranaditya Satya', identifying the issuing ruler. The execution is characteristic of a local imitative workshop, with the legend rendered in a somewhat cursive and abbreviated manner. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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