INDIA, Post-Kushan (Nagas of Padmavati). Deva Naga, circa 3rd century AD. Kakini (Bronze, 10 mm, 1.30 g). Chakra (sacred wheel). Rev. MAHARAJA SRI DEVA NAGA ('Great King, Lord Deva Naga' in Brahmi). Pieper 1055. Minor deposits, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of Prof. Dr. Björn-Uwe Abels, privately acquired from Münzenhandlung Ulrike Müller in Villingen in 1979.

The Nagas ruled central India from their capital of Padmavati. Their dynasty came to an end when its last ruler, Ganapati Naga, was subjugated by Samudra Gupta in the 4th century, which saw his realm annexed by the growing Gupta Empire.