specific coinage and was probably a successor of Sodasa just before the conquest of Mathura by Kushan king Vima Takto. Kharaosta's known coins are of two types, presenting legends in Greek characters on the obverse and in Kharoshthi in the reverse: a round type in the name of Azes and three-pellet symbol, also recently attributed to his son Mujatria, and a square type without the three-pellet symbol in his own name, as son of Arta. The Greek and Kharoshthi legends in the square coins run thus: Some of his coins write "Ortas" in place of "Artas". Buddhist dedications Kharahostes is known for several Buddhist dedications. Bimaran casket Unworn coins of Kharahostes, or his son Mujatria, were found in the Bimaran casket, suggesting the dedication was made during his rule or that of his son, if not by them personally. Indravarman's Silver Reliquary Kharahostes is also known as one of the owners of the Indravarman's Silver Reliquary as described by the inscriptions in Kharoshthi on the reliquary. He was probably the initial owner of the reliquary, which was then rededicated by Apraca ruler Indravarma. The Indravarman Silver Reliquary is dated with certainty before the Bajaur casket, meaning it must have been dedicated by Indravarman as a Prince in the end of the 1st century BCE, implying that Kharahostes, the previous owner of the Silver Reliquary (as shown by the inscriptions) was already king before that time (at the very least before 6 CE, date of the Bajaur casket). A son: Mujatria Some rare square coins, also displaying the three-pellet symbol, were struck in the name of Mujatria, who claims in the Kharoshthi legends of these coins that he is the "son of Kharahostes". A recent study (2015) by Joe Cribb suggests that the round debased silver coins with three-pellet symbols in the name of Azes, usually attributed to Kharahostes, should actually be attributed to Mujatria. See also Parama-Kambojas India and Central Asia References and notes Sources External links Mathura Lion Capital Inscriptions The Early Kushan Kings: New Evidence for Chronology: Para (63) Indo-Scythian kings Indo-Scythian satraps 1st-century BC rulers in Asia 1st-century monarchs in Asia 1st-century BC Iranian people 1st-century Iranian people