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A silver drachm of anonymous Saindhavas ruler of the Saurashtra peninsula with a fire altar reverse Coin Type: Silver drachm of anonymous Saindhavas ruler of the Saurashtra peninsula, 800-950 CE
Mint and Date: ?
Size and Weight: 17mm x 18mm, 4.13g
Obverse: Stylised Sasanian style bust.
Reverse: Fire altar, with part of an attendant visible to right.
Ref: Mitchiner NIS-419
Provenance: abariltur (eBay), November 2006
BW Ref: 001 029 095
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