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{{Short description|Western Kshatrapa ruler from 223 to 232}}
[[File:Western_Satrap_Damasena.jpg|thumb|300px|Coin of Western Satrap Damasena.]]
[[File:Western Satrap Damasena year 153.jpg|thumb|300px|Coin of Damasena. The minting date, here 153 (100-50-3 in [[:File:Brahmi numeral signs.svg|Brahmi script numerals]]) of the [[Saka era]], therefore 232 CE, clearly appears behind the head of the king.]]
'''Damasena''' was a [[Western Kshatrapa]] ruler, who reigned from 223 to 232 CE.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rapson|first1=E. J. (Edward James)|title=Catalogue of the coins of the Andhra dynasty, the Western Ksatrapas, the Traikutaka dynasty, and the "Bodhi" dynasty|date=1908|publisher=London : Printed by order of the Trustees|page=108|url=https://archive.org/stream/catalogueofcoins00brit#page/108}}</ref> From the reign of [[Rudrasimha I]], the date of minting of each coin, reckoned in the [[Saka era]], is usually written on the obverse behind the king's head in [[Brahmi numerals]], allowing for the quite precise dating of the rule of each king.<ref>Rapson CCVIII</ref><ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Malwa through the ages, from the earliest times to 1305 A.D.|author=Kailash Chand Jain |date=1972|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Limited|isbn=9788120808249|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_3O7q7cU7k0C&pg=PA174|page=174|accessdate=2017-11-02}}</ref> This is a rather uncommon case in Indian numismatics. Some, such as the numismatist R.C Senior considered that these dates might correspond to the much earlier [[Azes era]] instead.

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==References==
* Rapson, "A Catalogue of Indian coins in the British Museum. Andhras etc..."
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>Chewings72 at 07:31, 18 August 2021