Comments
NEPAL: Lichhavis, Amshuvarman (c. 605-21) AE pana. RARE & BARGAIN-PRICED!
Obverse Winged lion standing left with front paw raised, Brahmi legend above: sriyamshuvarma, dotted border circling the rest of the coin.
Reverse Cow standing left with calf suckling underneath, Brahmi legend above: kamadehi, dotted border around
Date c. 605-621
Weight 9.01 gm.
Diameter 25 mm.
Die axis 2 o'clock
Reference MNI 199a, RGV 28
Comments
Amshuvarman was Sivadeva's Chief Minister and was probably the real power behind the throne, which he then took for himself around the year 605.
