Bronze drachm of Megha Chandra Deva (15th century AD (?)), Kangra Kingdom

Description

Stylized horseman right, letter
Sri
above horseman /
Maharaja Sri Megha Chandra Deva
in Nagari in four lines. Scarce. Much nicer than these usually are. 14mm, 2.47 grams. "The Catalogue of Katoch rulers of Kangra"#520-576; Tye 72.
Scarce. 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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