Drachm - Vigrahapala Sri Vigra dramma

Track 3 of Indo-Sassanian Coinage - Eastern Indo-Sassanian coinage - Imperial Pratihara Empire 

The Pratiharas - Sri Vigra - tentative period CE 778 - 883 CE 

In this series the Proto Sri Vigra (previous emission, link below) is promoted into a type (Fig 121) with legend in two lines, in front of the bust – Sri  above and Vigra  below it

The Sri above the crown (ref Proto Sri Vigra) disappears, a diamond is added to the chevron-shaped headdress; the reverse of these coins have two varieties.

Type a with letter Ma on reverse

Type b with letter Sa on reverse  

Type a

Fig 121a                                                                             sample coins

Type b 

Fig 121b                                                                               sample coin

Type c

Maheshwari also describes a third variety without letters Ma or Sa on the reverse; the space (of the letter/s) is occupied by a line showing the pedestal; the flames represented by dots since the inception of the Indo-Sasanian series, is replaced by a straight vertical line. The attendant’s hands on the flame side are shown turning towards the head.

A sample coin from the referred book

It is this reverse that is carried over to the next emission of the series, Sri Vi

The above information is based on studies conducted by KK Maheshwari & extracted from his book - Imitations in Continuity

image credits -
1. Imitations in Continuity - K.K. Maheshwari
2. Amit Kher Collection