Sarpamitra

Sarpamitra (also known as Sapamita) was a king of Kosambi in India. He was part of the Mitra dynasty of Kosambi.[1]

He may have ruled somewhere around the 1st century BCE or the 1st century CE.[2]

Name

Many of the rulers of Mitra dynasty bear the suffix "-mitra" in their names.[1] The first part of his name, Sarpa-, while rare is synonymous with Naga. Naga is a more common part in the names of monarchs in Northern and Southern India.[2]

Coins of Sarpamitra

Most rulers of the Mitra dynasty of Kosambi, except Radhamitra, have the symbol known as the tree-in-railing in their coins. Another common symbol is the Ujjain symbol.[3] Bull is a common animal to appear on the coinage of Kosambi of the era.[4]

References
  1. Patrick Olivelle (13 July 2006). Between the Empires: Society in India 300 BCE to 400 CE. Oxford University Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-19-977507-1.
  2. "The Journal Of The Numismatic Society Of India Vol 3 Amp 4". 25 March 1941. pp. 135–136 – via Internet Archive.
  3. Śrīrāma Goyala (1994). The Coinage of Ancient India. Kusumanjali Prakashan. p. 188.
  4. Wilfried Pieper (2013). Ancient Indian Coins Revisited. Classical Numismatic Group. pp. 95–96. ISBN 978-0-9837652-6-4.


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