1 Drachm - Pratihara

The Gurjara-Pratiharas controlled the largest empire in the subcontinent during much of this period, repeatedly blocking Arab expansion eastward from Sindh — a geopolitical fact that shaped which trade networks these coins actually moved through. Billon alloy content varies considerably across the dynasty's two-century span, generally declining as imperial authority fragmented under Rashtrakuta pressure from the Deccan and Pala pressure from Bengal.

Attribution within the series remains contested; many specimens circulated well past their issuing ruler's reign and were restruck by successor states.