Coin of Vrishni Gana

 

Vrishni Gana, Rig Vedic, copper (AE) unit.

OBV: Brahmi Legend Jaya Sasya

REV: spoked wheel. 

ANTIQUITY: 

The Vrishnis were an ancient vedic Indian clan who were believed to be the descendants of Vrishni, a descendant of Yadu. It is believed that Vrishni was son of Satvata, a descendant of Yadu, the son of Yayati. He had two wives, Gandhari and Madri. He has a son named Devamidhusha by his wife Madri. Vasudeva, the father of Krishna was the grandson of Devamidhusha. According to the Puranas, the Vrishnis were residents of Dvaraka.

Alexander Cunningham found a unique silver coin of a King Vrishni (Raja Vrishni) which he identifies from the tribe of the Audumbaras, found in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. This coin is at the British Museum, London. This circular coin has a sort of nandipada-standard-in-railing, a mythical animal, half lion and half elephant and a circular Brahmi legend Vṛṣṇirāja Jñāgaṇasya trātārasya on the obverse and an elaborate chakra of twelve spokes in pellet border with slightly truncated Kharoshthi legend Vṛṣṇirājaṇṇa(gaṇasa) tra(tarasa) the reverse. Later some  Vrishni copper coins were also discovered from Punjab. These copper coins are square shaped and has Brahmi Legend on obverse and Chakra symbol on the reverse. The weight varies from about a gram to one and half grams. (Source: Wikipedia).