Kuninda Dynasty, Amoghbuti (200 BC), Silver Drachma, Obv: a deer standing facing right, crowned by two cobras & a square box with parasol, railed yupa shown on a two-box platform under the deer, goddess lakshmi standing facing to the right of the deer, dotted lotus hovering above her head and brahmi legend around "Rajnah Kunindasya Amoghbutisya Maharajasya", (Great King Amoghbuti, of The Kunindas), Rev: a six arched hill with parasol river below surmounted by the nandipada (buddhist triratna) surrounded by a swastika, an indradhvaja, a tree in railing and kharoshthi legend around "Rana Kunindasa Amoghbutisa Maharajasa", (Great King Amogh, of the Kunindas), 2.02g, 17.13mm, Extremely Rare.
(Kuninda : the first ruling power of Uttarakhand
History
Through the pages of history, we find a mention of an empire which was not only among those who resisted Alexander advancements in India but also helped Chandragupta establishing his kingdom. this empire didn't stop there, it ruled for more than 1100 years in the Indian subcontinent. This empire was the first in Indian subcontinent to produce coins which can compete with the Indo- Greeks.
this was none other than Kunindas the first ruling power of Uttarakhand.
Kunindas find their first mention in the Ashtadhyayi by Panini (600 BC) though it is certain that they have ruled more than that. Panini refers Kunindas as an "Ayudhajivi sangha", meaning a republic whose main profession was war.
