The Shaka era also known as Shali Vahana is a historical Hindu calendar era, the epoch of which corresponds to 78 CE. The Shaka era uses expired, elapsed, or complete years, where a year must have ela
Coin of Western Satrap ruler Damasena. The minting date, here 153 (100-50-3 in Brahmi script numerals) of the Saka era, therefore 231 CE, clearly appears behind the head of the king.