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Western Satraps – Damasena (144-160 SE; 222-238 AD) – Silver – Type 1, Mint A3

 

bust of king facing right, date behind, corrupt Greek legend around

three arched hill with crescent in centre, moon to left and sun to right, Brahmi legend in Prakrit Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Rudrasihasaputrasa Rajno Kshatrapasa Damsenasa

 

Actual Weight (g)

 

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AF

Saka

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

WS

√ 1280.

18.1.144

144

Tody, ClassNG

RR

 

Western Satraps – Damasena (144-160 SE; 222-238 AD) – Silver – Type 2, Mint A

 

bust of king facing right, date behind, corrupt Greek legend around

three arched hill with crescent in centre, moon to left and sun to right, Brahmi legend in Prakrit Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Rudrasihasaputrasa Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Damsenasa

 

Actual Weight (g)

 

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AF

Saka

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

WS

1281.

18.2.144

144

WS

√ 1282.

18.2.145

145

Tody

WS

1283.

18.2.146

146

WS

√ 1284.

18.2.147

147

Tody

WS

√ 1285.

18.2.148

148

ClassNG

WS

√ 1286.

18.2.149

149

Tody

WS

1287.

18.2.150

150

WS

1288.

18.2.151

151

WS

√ 1289.

18.2.152

152

Tody

WS

√ 1290.

18.2.153

153

Tody

WS

√ 1291.

18.2.154

154

Tody

WS

√ 1292.

18.2.155

155

Tody

WS

√ 1293.

18.2.156

156

ClassNG, Tody

WS

√ 1294.

18.2.157

157

Tody

WS

√ 1295.

18.2.158

158

Tody

WS

√ 1296.

18.2.159

159

Tody, ClassNG

WS

√ 1297.

18.2.160

160

ClassNG

 

Western Satraps – Damasena (144-160 SE; 222-238 AD) – Silver – Type 3, Psudo Mint A

 

bust of king facing right, date behind, corrupt Greek legend around

three arched hill with crescent in centre, moon to left and sun to right, Brahmi legend in Prakrit Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Rudrasihasaputrasa Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Damsenasa, Sun-moon reversed variety

 

Actual Weight (g)

 

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AF

Saka

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

WS

√ 1300.

18.2R.145

145

Tody

RRR

WS

1301.

18.2R.146

146

RR

WS

√ 1302.

18.2R.147

147

Tody

RR

WS

1303.

18.2R.148

148

RR

WS

1304.

18.2R.149

149

RR

WS

√ 1305.

18.2R.150

150

Tody

 

RRR

WS

√ 1306.

18.2R.151

151

Tody

RR

 

Western Satraps – Damasena (144-160 SE; 222-238 AD) – Silver – Type 4, Mint A

 

 

 

 

Actual Weight (g)

 

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AF

Saka

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

WS

√ 1307.

18.2S.150

150

Tody

See photos for on with spelling Rudrasihaputrasa in stead of RudrasihaSAputrasa

RRR

WS

1308.

18.2S.157

157

RRR

 

Western Satraps – Damasena (144-160 SE; 222-238 AD) – Silver – Type 5, Mint B

 

profile bust of king facing right, Greek legend around; date behind the head

dynastic emblem in centre, Brahmi legend Rajno Mahaksatrapasa Rudrasihaputrasa Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Damasenasa around

 

Actual Weight (g)

 

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AF

Saka

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

WS

1309.

18.3.150

150

RR

WS

√ 1309c.

18.3R.152

152

ClassNG

Sun & moon reversed. Not in Fishman

RR

WS

1310.

18.3.155

155

RR

WS

1311.

18.3.156

156

Existence not certain

NR

WS

1312.

18.3.160

160

RR

 

Western Satraps – Damasena (144-160 SE; 222-238 AD) – Silver – Type 6, Mint B

The legend on coins of this variety is hybrid with some words having a pure Sanskrit case declension 'Sya' while others have 'Sa' (from ClassNG).

 

profile bust of king facing right, Greek legend around; date behind the head

dynastic emblem in centre, Brahmi legend Rajño Mahakshatrapasa Rudrasihasa putrasa Rajño Mahakshatrapasya Damasenasa around

 

Actual Weight (g)

 

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AF

Saka

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

WS

1313.

18.3S.157

157

RRR

WS

√ 1314.

18.3S.159

159

ClassNG

RRR

 

Western Satraps – Damasena (144-160 SE; 222-238 AD) – Silver – Type 7, “Bombay Mint”

 

 

 

 

Actual Weight (g)

 

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AF

Saka

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

WS

1315.

18.4U

No date

No sun or moon above hill

S

WS

1316.

18.4U

No date

sun above hill

S

WS

√ 1317.

18.4U

No date

Tody

Moon above hill with sun to right of moon. Name may be mis-spelt. See photos

S

WS

1320.

18.4U

No date

Moon above hill with sun to Left of moon

S

 

Western Satraps – Damasena (144-160 SE; 222-238 AD) – Silver – Type 8, No name in Legend

 

 

 

 

Actual Weight (g)

 

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AF

Saka

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

WS

1330.

18.5U

No Date

RRR

 

Western Satraps – Damasena (144-160 SE; 222-238 AD) – Base Metal – Type 1, Elephant Right, Crescent & dots Left

 

Elephant standing right with crescent above. Group of dots to left of crescent. All within a beaded border.

3-arched hill topped with a crescent; crescent left and sun right; river below; date 144 in Brahmi numerals. All within a beaded border.

 

 

Unit

Half Unit

Actual Weight (g)

1.4-2.2

0.9-1.3

Actual Diameter (mm)

12-14

9-11

Composition

Billon/Potin

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AF

Saka

Denomination

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

WS

1335.

23.3.146

146

Unit

 

 

RRR

WS

√ 1336.

23.3.147

147

 

Triskeles, Tody, SA

Pieper 830

C

WS

1337.

23.3.148

148

 

 

 

S

WS

1338.

23.3.149

149

 

 

None known

?

WS

1339.

23.3.150

150

 

 

 

S

WS

1340.

23.3.151

151

 

 

None known

?

WS

1341.

23.3.152

152

 

 

 

RR

WS

1342.

23.3.153

153

 

 

 

C

WS

1343.

23.3.154

154

 

 

 

RRR

WS

1344.

23.3.155

155

 

 

None known

?

WS

1345.

23.3a.156

156

 

 

 

RR

WS

1346.

23.3.158

158

 

 

 

RR

WS

1347.

23.3.145

145

Half Unit

 

None known

?

WS

1348.

23.3a.146

146

 

 

 

RR

WS

√ 1349.

23.3b.156

156

 

Marudhar but no date

Billon

RR

WS

1350.

23.3c.156

156

 

 

Copper

RR

WS

1351.

23.3.157

157

 

 

 

RRR

See Prithivisena for earlier dates

 

Western Satraps – Damasena (144-160 SE; 222-238 AD) – Base Metal – Type 2 Elephant Right, No Symbols on Obverse

 

 

 

 

Actual Weight (g)

 

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Billon or Potin

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AF

Saka

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

WS

1351c.

24.4.150

150

RR

WS

1351e.

24.4.158

158

RR

 

Western Satraps – Damasena (144-160 SE; 222-238 AD) – Base Metal – Type 3, Elephant Right, No Date

 

Elephant standing right within square beaded border

3-arched hill with crescent left and sun right

 

Actual Weight (g)

 

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Billon or Potin

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AF

Saka

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

WS

1351g.

24.6a

None

Triskeles

RR

 

Western Satraps – Damasena (144-160 SE; 222-238 AD) – Base Metal – Type 4, Elephant Left, Anepigraphic

 

 

 

 

Actual Weight (g)

 

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Billon or Potin

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AF

Saka

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

WS

 

24.6b

None

RR

 

Western Satraps – Damasena (144-160 SE; 222-238 AD) – Base Metal – Type 5 Elephant Right, Anepigraphic

 

 

 

 

 

Half Unit

Quarter Unit

Actual Weight (g)

 

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Lead

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AF

Denomination

Saka

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

WS

 

23.7

Half Unit?

None

RR

WS

 

23,7b

Quarter Unit?

None

RR

 

Western Satraps – Damasena (144-160 SE; 222-238 AD) – Base Metal – Type  Facing Bull, dated

 

 

 

 

Actual Weight (g)

0.9-1.3

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Copper or Potin

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AF

Saka

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

WS

1353.

24.5.144

140

RR

WS

1354.

24.5.154

154

RR

WS

1355.

24.5.156

156

RR

 

Western Satraps – Damasena (144-160 SE; 222-238 AD) – Base Metal – Type  Facing Bull, dated

 

 

 

 

Actual Weight (g)

0.9-1.3

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Lead

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AF

Saka

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

WS

1357.

24.6.144

144

RRR

 

Western Satraps – Damasena (144-160 SE; 222-238 AD) – Base Metal – Type  Facing Bull, undated

 

facing bull, within square of dots

3-arch hill, sun, and crescent

 

Actual Weight (g)

0.9-1.3

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Copper or Potin

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AF

Saka

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

WS

√ 1358.

24.7/8/9

None

SA, ClassNG

Pieper 3484 attributed to Rudradaman I

R