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Drachm - Toramana II Type 150.1
| Issuer | Alchon Huns |
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| Year | 530-570 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse script | Brahmi |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Toramana II ruled a diminished Alchon domain during a period of sustained pressure from the Sasanian Empire to the west and the early Turkic confederacies to the north. His coinage — struck in billon rather than the silver that earlier Alchon issues approached — reflects the fiscal strain of that squeeze. The metal degradation across his series is consistent and deliberate, not accidental.
Göbl's Kushan classification places this type within a broader cataloging framework originally designed for Kushan proper, a recurring source of frustration among specialists who argue the Alchons warrant a fully independent typology.