EL Dinar - Kidarite Huns

The Kidarites emerged as a distinct power when they broke from or displaced the Kushano-Sasanian administration in Bactria during the mid-fourth century, and their early coinage closely mimicked Kushan royal types — a deliberate political choice to claim legitimacy over populations accustomed to Kushan authority. The electrum composition itself is unusual for the region at this period, where gold and billon dominated; it may reflect access to mixed bullion rather than a controlled monetary policy.

ANS Kushan 2438 places this piece within a transitional attribution zone that specialists have debated for decades, with some assignments shifting between Kidara himself and immediate successors as die studies accumulate.