Drachm - Vijayasena II Madasena, Post Western Satraps
| Issuer | Western Satraps (Indo-Scythian Kingdom) |
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| Year | 430-440 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Drachm |
| Currency | Drachm (35-405) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.79 g |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Head of king right, (Cutoff) date behind head but without the sun & moon and no debased Greek . |
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| Reverse description | 3-arch hill with no extra symbols, long legend including `madasenasaputrasa and ending with vijayasena` |
| Reverse script | Brahmi |
| Reverse lettering |
rajno mahakshatrapasa svami Madesenaputrasa rajno mahakshatrapasa svami vijaysena (Translation: Raja Mahaksatrapa Svami Vijaysena, son of Raja Mahaksatrapa Svami Madasena) |
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ND (430-440) - - |
| Numisquare ID | 1864735600 |
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Historical Context: This silver drachm of Vijayasena II Madasena, dated 430-440 CE, emerges from the post-Western Satrapal era. This ruler represents one of the final vestiges of Indo-Scythian influence in Western India, long after the main Western Satrap kingdom largely succumbed to the Gupta Empire. Vij