gautamiputra satakarni was the greatest ruler of the satavahanas.
gautamiputra satakarni was the greatest ruler of the satavahanas.
who was the greatest ruler of the satavahanas?
gautamiputra satakarni
section::::central india: coinage of the satavahanas.









































the satavahanas at first issued relatively simple designs. their coins also display various traditional symbols, such as elephants, lions, horses and chaityas (stupas), as well as the "ujjain symbol", a cross with four circles at the end.









































later, in the 1st or 2nd century ce, the satavahanas became the first rulers to issue their own coins with portraits of their rulers, starting with king gautamiputra satakarni, a practice derived from that of the western satraps he defeated, itself originating with the indo-greek kings to the northwest.
post-mauryan coinage
despite the phantomettes having placed second at the 1962 color guard national championships, in 1963, phantom regiment fielded an all-male corps, including the color guard. when scores fell behind those of the previous season, the phantomettes returned to the corps for 1964. with the girls back in the corps, successful recruitment, and new uniforms, the corps had its best season until that time, including a finish of 15th among 45 corps at the vfw national championship preliminaries in cleveland. the phantomettes were honored in the graphic on the city of rockford's 1964 vehicle registration stickers. but on august 21, 1964, regimental hall, the corps' home was badly damaged by a fire. the organization was forced to sell its instruments and uniforms to pay off its debts.
phantom regiment drum and bugle corps