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Yasodāman I was the second of four sons of Dāmasena who came to the throne. Either the brothers were getting killed in war, or else there was a
constant struggle for power and fratricide was the order of the day. Yasodāman had a very short reign spanning just two years, as a result of which his coins are
quite scarce. He issued coins as kshatrapa in the year 160, perhaps while his brother was still on the throne, and then coins as mahakshatrapa in the years 160 and 161.
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Yasodāman I as kshatrapa |
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Yasodāman I as kshatrapa, silver drachm
S. 160 (=238 CE)
Head of king right, date behind head /
Chaitya (3-arched hill), river below, crescent moon and sun above, Brahmi legend around
rajno mahakshatrapasa damasenasaputrasa rajnah kshatrapasa yasodamnah
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Yasodāman I as mahakshatrapa |
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Yasodāman I as mahakshatrapa, silver drachm
S. 160-1 (=238-9 CE)
Head of king right, date behind head /
Chaitya (3-arched hill), river below, crescent moon and sun above, Brahmi legend around
rajno mahakshatrapasa damasenasaputrasa rajno mahakshatrapasa yasodamnah
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Yasodāman I as mahakshatrapa, silver drachm
S. 161 (=239 CE)
Head of king right, date behind head /
Chaitya (3-arched hill), river below, crescent moon and sun above, Brahmi legend around
rajno mahakshatrapasa damasenasaputrasa rajno mahakshatrapasa yasodamnah
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