Dinar - Shri Sahi

Issuer	Tribes in Jammu and Kashmir (Kidarite Kingdom)
Year	300-400
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Currency	Dinar
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Obverse description	Nimbate king depicted in Kushan dynastic style, standing in three-quarter view, performing a sacrifice over a fire altar. The royal figure is shown in characteristic Kushan regalia with detailed dress and accoutrements. Symbols and Brahmi characters are distributed across the field surrounding the central effigy. The legend reads 'Shri Sahi' in Brahmi script, denoting the royal title. The overall composition closely follows the iconographic conventions established by Kushan coinage of the preceding centuries.
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Obverse lettering	श्री साही (Shri Sahi)
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Mintage	ND (300-400)
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