allerySatavahana portrait-style silver coins were usually struck over coins of which dynasty?
AMaurya kings
BShunga kings
CWestern Kshatrapas
DKushan kings
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Western Kshatrapas
1. Satavahana silver coinage was limited.
2. The portrait-style silver coins were usually overstruck on Western Kshatrapa coins.
3. This fits their long contest with the Western Satraps; Mauryas, Shungas and Kushans are not named.
_Source: Wikipedia, Satavahana dynasty, Coinage_
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