Lesser Satavahanas of Banavasi, Vinhukada Buddhananda Satakani, Alloyed Copper, 11.67g, Obv: Bull standing facing right, trident behind; Brahmi legend from 11 o'clock “Dhamamaharajasa Vinhukada Buddhananda…”, some letters weakly struck due to malleable metal, Rev: Composite symbol of six-arched hill, surmounted by a strung bow-and-arrow, tree to right, wavy line below enclosed within an arrangement of small circles along the margin (PAIC 2108-2110). Extremely fine for type, extremely rare.
Coins of Buddhananda Satakani clearly show Shaivite influence in their design but the king refers to him with the title 'Dharma Maharaja', i.e. Righteous King. His name has the word 'Buddha' in it. This overlapping of religious sentiments in typical of the 4th century when patron-client relationship between followers of different religions underwent a steady change and so did the religions themselves.