Rare Vakataka-era royal seal discovered in Gondipipri tehsil
   Date :02-Aug-2020

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Chandrapur Bureau :
 
CHANDRAPUR,
 
The precious and rare Vakataka- era royal seal (the stamp used by the royal famlies) was discovered remote village Gajoli in Gondipipri tehsil. The seal made up of bronze belonged to Prithvishen-II, son of Narendrashen, who had ruled from 475 to 495 AD from their capital Nandiniwardhan. The rare seal belongs to Prakash Urade. His son Ranjeet Urade discovered it while exploring the old box of his father after his recent death.
 
The seal weighs around 60 grams and have a three inches of length and breadth of 2.30 inches. Many old coins were also found in Urade’s box. It was historian Ashoksingh Thakur who discovered the importance of the coin. A common friend of Urade referred the coin and sent it to Thakur for verification.
 
Thakur on close examination deciphered the meaning of text on the coin and discovered that it was actually a royal seal. Thakur, who is national governing council member of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, informed that Prithvishen-II, son of Narendrashen ruled his capital Nandiniwardhan. The place is now known as Nagardhan located around 40 kilometers from Nagpur. Thakur stated that seal is important discovery in terms of history. Chandrapur has long history and it was ruled by Maouryas, Satwahana, Vakatakas, Parmar, Gonds and Bhonsla dynasties. The seal has a picture of Goddess sitting on lotus flower.