1 Drachm - Indo Sasanians Pratihara-Pala supremacy

The Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty controlled much of northern India during this period, and their coinage reflects a deliberate appropriation of Sasanian silver drachm types that had been circulating in the subcontinent for generations after the fall of the Sasanian Empire in 651 AD. Rather than striking wholly original designs, Pratiharas perpetuated degraded versions of these inherited types — a monetary pragmatism that kept trade flowing across established networks without demanding that merchants relearn their currency. The stylistic degeneration across the two-century production window is so pronounced that early and late specimens within this series are barely recognizable as the same type.