Debased Scyphate Dinar - Adomano

The Alchon Huns occupied the former Gupta territories of northwestern India from roughly the mid-fifth century, and their coinage evolved in direct response to that conquest — early issues closely imitated Gupta gold dinars, then progressively degraded in fineness as the dynasty's political control fragmented under sustained Turkic and early Chalukya pressure. By the late sixth century, gold content in these scyphate issues had fallen dramatically, reflecting both depleted bullion access and a minting administration that was, by most interpretations, operating without central coordination.

Göbl Hun#85 places this piece in the latest phase of Alchon production, after the dynasty had effectively lost control of its core Gandharan territories.