Description
Indo Sassanian type ; Sind Ranaditya Satya ; Base Gold Dinar ;
Ranaditya Satya is also known as Rana Datasatya; he was the ruler of Indo-Sassanian. He ruled the part of Sindh, and modern-day Pakistan, in 5th -6th Century CE.
Weight : 7.10 Grams
Obv: Bust to right, wearing winged head-dress, and a shield to right,
Rev: Fire alter, Brahmi legend ?Ranaditya Satya?. Very fine, scarce.
Note : Ranadityasatya can perhaps identify as the first of the Rai Kings name ?Diwaji?. Diwaji is not itself a name but assume to be corruption of Devaditya means son God. So tentatively Attributed to the Rai of Alor (Sind Pakistan). Abstract from A.M. Fishman-The Silver Damma.
The Coins issued by Ranaditya Satya; is considered as modelled on the coins of Peroz I, particularly from the portrait type. Coins issued by king Ranaditya Satya depict the Bust of the king with the symbol of the sun on the obverse side of the coin. The reverse side of the coin depicts the fire alter. “SAVE HERITAGE SAVE COINS”
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