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Dinar - Toramana Lion-slayer type, unknown mint

Issuer Alchon Huns
Year 490-515
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Shape Round (irregular)
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Obverse script Brahmi
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Reverse description The goddess Lakshmi is depicted seated facing on a lotus throne, shown with a nimbus (halo) about her head in token of her divine status. She holds a long-stemmed lotus flower in one hand and a riband or fillet in the other. To the right of the figure, a Brahmi legend reads Sri Prakasadityah, a royal epithet meaning 'Illustrious Sun of Light', identifying the issuing ruler. The reverse composition follows Gupta-period iconographic conventions, reflecting the cultural assimilation of Alchon Hunnic rulers into Indian religious and numismatic traditions.
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Reverse lettering Sri Prakasadityah
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