Rudrasena I (Saka king)

Rudrasena I (r. 200–222) was a Saka ruler of the Western Satrap dynasty in the area of Malwa in ancient India.

Several have a date in Brahmi numerals on the reverse (such as 142 Saka Era = 220 CE).

The reverse shows a three-arched hill or Chaitya, with a river, a crescent moon and the sun, within a legend in Brahmi "Rajno Mahaksatrapasa Rudrasihaputrasa Rajno Mahaksatrapasa Rudrasenasa", "The great satrap Rudrasena, son of the great satrap Rudrasiha".

Rudrasena succeeded his cousin Jivadaman, who had no sons, as a ruler of the Western Satraps.

[2] After his death, the Malavas under their king Soma re-asserted their independence from the Saka satraps.

Gadha (Jasdan) inscription of Rudrasena, Saka Year 127 (204-205 CE).
Coin of Rudrasena I (200–222). Brahmi date: 131 Saka era . 16mm, 2.2 grams. Obverse : portrait of the ruler, with pseudo-Greek legend around (..ΥΙΟΙΙΥΛΙΗΟ..) and date ( Hundred and thirty one, in Brahmi numerals of the Western Satraps , 131) to left in Brahmi. Reverse : Chaitya hill, with Brahmi legend around (starting at 1 o'clock):
Rudrasena I (Brahmi coin legend)
Rudrasena I (Brahmi coin legend)
"King and Satrap Rudrasena, son of King and Great Satrap Rudrasimha ". [ 4 ]
Rudrasena I (Brahmi coin legend)
Rudrasena I (Brahmi coin legend)