Hiranyakas, Vasithiputa (Khada?)Kama, Lead, 17.88g, Obv: Horse standing facing right on a platform, a Sankha shell in the front and a Shrivatsa above; Brahmi legend “Raño Vasithiyaputasa (Herañakānām Khada?)kamasa”, Rev: Six-arched hill and a tree-in-railing over a platform with curvy line below, all enclosed in a circular border (Unpublished in major sources). Very fine+.
The Hiranyakas were independent rulers and relatives of the Ikshvakus in Central Karnataka / Rayalseema region and the horse was their dynastic emblem. While many uninscribed or partly inscribed coins of the dynasty are known, it is exceptionally unusual to come across a specimen with so much of the legend visible and legible. Unfortunately, some details like a small part of the proper name of the issuer are missing but the rendering Vasithiyaputasa instead of the usual Vasithiputasa is interesting.