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AV Dinar King and Queen Type

Emittent Sindh Kingdom (Indian states)
Jahr 500-600
Typ Standard circulation coin
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Reversbeschreibung Right-facing bust of a queen, depicted wearing a distinctive horned headdress and a diadem, evoking both local dynastic and Sasanian iconographic traditions. The portrait is rendered in a summary, somewhat crude style typical of the regional coinage of this period. Traces of a Pahlavi inscription appear to the right of the bust in the field, though heavily degraded and largely illegible. The reverse composition, pairing a female royal effigy with an abbreviated legend, is a hallmark of the so-called King and Queen series of early Sindh gold coinage.
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The so-called "King and Queen" dinars of early medieval Sindh represent one of the more poorly documented coinages of the Indian subcontinent — attribution to specific rulers remains contested, and the political history of the lower Indus valley in this century is fragmentary at best. What is established is that the weight standard closely tracks the late Kushano-Sasanian and early post-Gupta traditions, suggesting Sindh's mint authorities were calibrating against multiple neighboring monetary systems simultaneously. The region changed hands repeatedly between local dynasties and was subject to Sasanian influence before the Arab conquest of 711.