Karttikeya standind facing, holding sceptre; peacock on right, Brahmi inscriptions around: Yaudheya Ganasya Jaya ("Victory to the Yaudheya people") / Standing Devasena with hand on hip, wearing transparent garment, no additional characters in fields. 24mm, 10.31 grams. BMC pl.XL, #1ff; Mitchiner, ACW 4707-4710, Pieper "Ancient Indian Coins Revisited" #1120-1124.

Mitchiner incorrectly listed the coins, dividing them into two groups (early and late) and three issues each. Division into the "early" and "late" coins seems incorrect, since all the coins are about the same weight and style. The three issues, according to Mitchiner, were: (1) First issue, without a number or devices around Devasena. (2) With "dvi" ("2") next to Kartikeyya and with a flower pot next to Devasena. (3) With "tri" ("3") next to Kartikeyya and with a conch shell next to Devasena. This error was repeated in Pieper's "Ancient Indian Coins Revisited".

Examination of these coins shows 2nd issue coins with "Dvi" with either the expected flower pot or the conch shell, and 3rd issue coins with "Tri" with either the expected conch shell or the flower pot. The conch and flower pot were probably mintmarks or issuer's marks, and both types were issued for 2nd and 3rd issues, contradicting Mitchiner.

The Youdheya (Yaudheya) tribe was a powerful ancient republican warrior clan of northern India, flourishing roughly from the 2nd century BCE to the 4th century CE, mainly in present-day Haryana, Rajasthan, and Punjab. Known from inscriptions, coins, and references in Sanskrit literature, the Youdheyas organized themselves as a gana-sangha (tribal republic) rather than a monarchy and were renowned for their military strength and independence. They frequently resisted larger empires, including the Indo-Greeks, Kushans, and early Guptas, and issued their own coinage proudly bearing legends such as “Victory of the Youdheyas.” Although eventually absorbed into the expanding Gupta Empire, the Youdheyas left a lasting legacy as one of the most prominent examples of India’s early republican and martial traditions.