AE drachm of Megha Chandra Deva (15th century AD (?)), Kangra Kingdom - rare typ

Description

Stylized horseman right, letter Sri above horseman / Maharaja Sri Meghasa Chandra Deva in Nagari in three lines. 15mm, 3.0 grams. "The Catalogue of Katoch rulers of Kangra"# 520-576. Tye 72.2.
Rare type with the long version of the inscription.
Kangra is a district is in the western part of Himachal Pradesh, in the low foothills of the Himalayas. It was the place of an ancient Hindu Kangra Kingdom. The kings of Kangra are almost unknown in history, their existence was shadowy and the dating of their reigns is coins are fairly scarce, not well-studied and difficult to find.
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