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Drachm - Toramana Type 90, Gandhara mint
| Uitgever | Alchon Huns |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 490-515 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | A goddess, identified tentatively as Lakshmi or Ardochsho, depicted seated cross-legged in a frontal posture with arms extended, rendered in a highly schematic and degenerate style. The figure occupies the central field of the heavily worn and corroded flan, with subsidiary decorative elements barely discernible around her. The reverse shows significant surface degradation, making finer details of the composition difficult to resolve. The Brahmi inscription 'SAHA' appears in the field, referencing the royal title of the issuer. |
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| Muntplaats | Gandhara mint |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Toramana is one of the few Alchon rulers attested in both numismatic and epigraphic sources simultaneously — his name appears in a Sarnath inscription datable to around 510 AD, placing him in the Gangetic heartland at a moment when the Gupta imperial structure was effectively disintegrating under Alchon pressure. The Gandhara mint had been producing debased Kushano-Sasanian derivative coinage for generations before the Alchons seized control of it; Toramana's issues represent a new administrative claim over that infrastructure rather than a continuation of it.
Göbl's EM 90 classification sits within a tightly sequenced die study. Attribution to Gandhara specifically rests on fabric and find-spot distribution rather than any explicit mint mark.