post-Hepthalite-Kashmir bronze 1089-1101 Earlier issue stater of King Harsha , Kashmir Kingdom, India

Ardoksho (Lakshmi) seated facing in lalitasana (with right leg folded under and left leg hanging down), holding diadem in right hand and long-stemmed lotus in left hand, legend in Sharada script: Ha-rsha Ra(ja) // Highly stylized King standing facing, sacrificing at altar at left, legend at right in Sharada script: deva. 17mm, 6.00 grams. Mitchiner NIS 188-189. 

Harsha, also Harshadeva, (ruled 1089-1101 CE) was a Hindu king of Kashmir, India. Harsha belonged to the Utpala dynasty, of which he was the last ruler. Versed in many languages, a good poet, lover of music and art, he started his rule in a remarkable way, and became famous in northern India. 

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