Description
Panchala Dynasty, Ahichchhatra, King Achyuta (c.350-375 AD), Copper Unit, 1.40grms, obv. Roman type bust of the king facing right with brahmi legend A.CYUTA, rev. Eight spoked wheel, Extra Fine, Very Rare. Achyuta (Achyuta Naga) was the last known ruler of Panchala, ruling from Ahichchhatra. He is historically attested in Samudragupta’s Allahabad Pillar inscription, where he is listed among defeated kings. Achyuta’s defeat marked the end of Panchala’s political independence and its absorption into the expanding Gupta Empire, signalling the transition from regional monarchies to imperial rule in northern India
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