Amogh was a king of the
Kuninda Kingdom
The Kingdom of Kuninda (or Kulinda in ancient literature) was an ancient central Himalayan kingdom documented from around the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century, located in the southern areas of modern Himachal Pradesh and far western areas of U ...
in northern
India
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, during the late 2nd century BCE to early 1st century BCE.
He is well known for his beautiful silver and copper coinage where his name is mentioned, along with his title, ''Maharaja''. His silver coinage followed the silver standard of the
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coins, suggesting the existence of
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exchanges with these neighbours. The obverse of his silver coins bears a legend in Brahmi: ''Rajnah Kunindasya Amoghabhutisya maharajasya'' and the reverse bears a legend in Kharoshti: ''Rana Kunindasa Amoghabhutisa Maharajasa''. His copper coins bear on the obverse the same Brahmi legend as his silver issues but the Kharoshti legend on the obverse is replaced by a border of dots.
[Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyyam]
''A pageant of Indian culture: art and archaeology'' p. 156''ff''
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See also
* Kuninda Kingdom
The Kingdom of Kuninda (or Kulinda in ancient literature) was an ancient central Himalayan kingdom documented from around the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century, located in the southern areas of modern Himachal Pradesh and far western areas of U ...
* History of Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand is a state in North India. Its name, which means "northern land" or "section" or "northern part" in Sanskrit, is mentioned in early Hindu texts as the combined region of Kedarkhand and Manaskhand.
In the Puranas, Uttarakhand was the ...
Notes
References
#{{cite book
, last = Bopearachchi
, first = Osmund
, author-link = Bopearachchi
, title = Monnaies Gréco-Bactriennes et Indo-Grecques, Catalogue Raisonné
, year = 1991
, language = French
, publisher = Bibliothèque Nationale de France
, location =
, isbn = 2-7177-1825-7
2nd-century BC Indian monarchs
1st-century BC Indian monarchs