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Dinar - Adomano Hindu-Kush mint
| Issuer | Alchon Huns |
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| Year | 450-480 |
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| Currency | Drachm (380-560 AD) |
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| Obverse description | The king is depicted standing in left profile, his robed figure rendered in the Kushano-Sasanian artistic tradition. He extends his right hand over a fire altar in a sacrificial gesture, while his left hand grasps a filleted trident — an emblem of Shaivite religious authority. A second filleted trident rises prominently in the left field, and the dynastic tamgha symbol appears in the right field. The flan is characteristically broad and irregular, with bold if somewhat crude relief typical of Alchon Hun coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a Bactrian-script legend disposed around the central field in the cursive Greek-derived script characteristic of late Kushan and Kidarite coinage. The inscription identifies the ruler as Adomano and carries his royal title. The die work is consistent with Hindu-Kush regional mint production of the mid-fifth century, with the legend arranged in horizontal registers across the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | ADOMANO MIIROSANO SAO (Translation: Adomano, King of the East) |
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