PARATA RAJAS
     Evidently these people were a group of Scythians who occupied land around Quetta and towards Multan.  Time frame is perhaps 30-100 AD.  Senior opines that perhaps they continued migrating southeast into Gujerat.  The coins seem to be so far the only known record of them.
 

PARATA RAJAS, Spajhana, c. 30 BC?, silver drachm, 14mm, 3.4g, S280.3D, bust R / swastica R, VG $450.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Spajhama, c. 10 BC?, copper drachm, 13mm, 1.8g, S281.1D, bust L, lozenge eye / swastica R, VF $175.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Spajhama, c. 10 BC?, copper drachm, 13mm, 1.8g, S281.1D, bust L, lozenge eye / swastica R, 15mm, 1.9g, VF+ $200.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Spajhama, c. 10 BC?, copper drachm, 13mm, 1.8g, S281.1D, bust L, lozenge eye / swastica R, 15mm, 1.9g, 14mm, 1.9g, VF+ $250.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Spajhama, c. 10 BC?, copper drachm, 13mm, 1.8g, S281.1D, bust L, lozenge eye / swastica R, 14mm, 2.0g, F/VG $150.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Spajhama, c. 10 BC?, copper drachm, 13mm, 1.8g, S281.1D, bust L, lozenge eye / swastica R, 14mm, 2.18g, aXF $200.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Spajhama, c. 10 BC?, copper drachm, 13mm, 1.8g, S281.1D, bust L, lozenge eye / swastica R, 14mm, 2.23g, aVF $125.00 sold 11/30/2008
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PARATA RAJAS, Spajhama, c. 10 BC?, copper drachm, 13mm, 1.8g, S281.1D, bust L, lozenge eye / swastica R, 14.5mm, 2.23g, XF $350.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Spajhama, c. 10 BC?, copper drachm, 15mm, 1.9g, S283.1D, bust L, normal eye / legend around swastica pointing R, F/G $37.00sold 8/19/2010
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PARATA RAJAS, Spajhama, c. 10 BC?, copper drachm, 14.5mm, 1.15g, S283.1D, bust L, normal eye / swastica R, VF $200.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Spajhama, c. 10 BC?, copper drachm, 14.5mm, 1.15g, S283.1D, bust L, normal eye / swastica R, VF+ $250.00
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274-35. PARATA RAJAS, Spajhama, c. 10 BC?, 13mm copper drachm, S283.1D, bust L, normal eye / legend around swastica, F $42.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Spajhama, c. 10 BC?, copper hemidrachm, 12mm, 1.4g, S284.1D, bust L / swastica  R, F+ $200.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Uncertain, c. 10 AD?, copper drachm, 14mm, 1.6g, S285.1D, bust R / swastica  R, VF+ $250.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Uncertain, c. 10 AD?, copper drachm, 14mm, 1.6g, S285.1D, bust R / swastica  R, aVF/aXF $180.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Uncertain, c. 10 AD?, copper drachm, 14mm, 1.6g, S285.1D, bust R / swastica  R, light porosity, F $155.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Uncertain, c. 10 AD?, copper drachm, 14mm, 1.6g, S285.1D, bust R / swastica  R, VF/aXF $220.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Uncertain, c. 10 AD?, copper drachm, 14mm, 1.6g, S285.1D, bust R / swastica  R, XF $300.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Uncertain, c. 10 AD?, copper drachm, 13mm, 1.5g, S286.1D, bust R / swastica  L, XF $150.00 sold 5/31/2013
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PARATA RAJAS, Bhimajhunasa, c. 30 AD?, billon drachm, 16mm, 2.18g, S288.1iD, bust L / swastica  R, weak obv, XF $120.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Bhimajhunasa, c. 30 AD?, billon drachm, 16mm, 2.18g, S288.1iD, bust L / swastica  R, F/VG $75.00sold 8/19/2010
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PARATA RAJAS, Bhimajhunasa, c. 30 AD?, billon drachm, 16mm, 2.18g, S288.1iD, bust L / swastica  R, aXF $150.00 sold 5/31/2013
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PARATA RAJAS, Bhimajhunasa, c. 30 AD?, billon drachm, 16mm, 2.18g, S288.1iD, bust L / swastica  R, F/VF $125.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Bhimajhunasa, c. 30 AD?, billon drachm, 15mm, 2.7g, S288.2D, bust L / swastica  R, VF/XF $280.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Vhunamtavhaspasa, c. 50 AD, 19mm copper unit, 4.8g, S290.1, king standing L / swastica  R, F/VF $200.00 sold
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PARATA RAJAS, Vhunamtavhaspasa, c. 50 AD, 18mm copper unit, 4.15g, S290.1, king standing L / swastica  R, aXF $300.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Miramara, c. 100 AD?, silver drachm, 13.5mm, 3.0g, S295.1D, bust R / swastica  R, corroded, G/fair $55.00
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PARATA RAJAS, Miramara, c. 100 AD?, silver drachm, 13.5mm, 3.0g, S295.1D, bust R / swastica  R, poor/aG $65.00
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I think maybe you might like to read Robert Tye's piece on the horseman type through history
Indo-Parthian coins - another branch of the Scythians
Indo-Greek coins - Scythians probably intermarried with them
 

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