 | Toramana is the second king mentioned in the Schøyen copper scroll inscription, so his coins (and coins related to his) are presented next. From the historian's point of view, Toramana is perhaps the most important Alchon king, because he is the first one about whom we have a fair bit of information from sources other than coins. We know from an inscription dated in year 1 from Eran in central India (Madhya Pradesh) that he was ruling there at the start of his reign and we also have an inscription from Kura in the Salt Range in the Punjab, naming him asmahararaja-toramana-shahi-jauvla. These inscriptions suggest to me that he inherited a substantial kingdom reaching from northwestern Punjab to central India. We then have later literary evidence of him waging war against the Guptas and installing a king in Magadha. Finally, the Gwalior Fort inscription names him as the father of Mihirakula. Until now, the only coins known of Toramana are copper coins (see below) and small silver drachms based on the Guptamadhyadesha types (also see below). Vondrovec had left Toramana out of his analysis of the implications of the Schøyen inscription because there was no known silver coin of his on the Sasanian model. However, listed below is one such coin. This gives us a huge boost in our ability to understand the Alchon coinage. Mihirakula must have inherited a sizeable kingdom, but it appears he lost most of it. An inscription in Mandasor proclaims that he was defeated by Yashodharman, and accounts in the Rajatarangini tell us he was forced to flee to Kashmir, where the king gave him refuge. However, he turned against his host and usurped power there.
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Bare-headed bust of king right, ribbon ends attached to necklace,
no "bull" tamgha, Brahmi legend at left:shahi /
Fire altar, flanked by armed attendants
Weight: 3.40 gm, Diameter: 28 mm., Die axis: 3 o'clock
Ref: Göbl 69 | | | | | | | 
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Bare-headed bust of king right, wearing necklace with ribbon ends,
Brahmi letter at right:bu orbra, dotted border around /
Solar disc in upper register, Brahmi legend below:tora, dotted border around
Weight: 3.16 gm, Diameter: 22 mm., Die axis: 12 o'clock
Ref: Göbl 120 | | | 
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Bare-headed bust of king right, wearing necklace with ribbon ends,
Brahmi letter at right:bu orbra, dotted border around /
Solar disc in upper register, Brahmi legend below:tora, dotted border around
Weight: 3.80 gm, Diameter: 17 mm., Die axis: 11 o'clock
Ref: Göbl 120 | 
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Bare-headed bust of king right, wearing necklace with ribbon ends,
Brahmi letter at right:bu orbra, dotted border around /
Solar disc in upper register, Brahmi legend below:tora, dotted border around
Weight: 2.99 gm, Diameter: 18 mm., Die axis: 10 o'clock
Ref: Göbl 122 | | | 
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Crowned bust of king right, wearing diadem with crescent forehead ornament
land hanging ribbon ends, unar crescents on shoulders, solar disc at right,
conch at left, Brahmi legend above:jayatu torana, dotted border around /
Large fire altar flanked by attendants, dotted border around
Weight: 3.59 gm, Diameter: 27.5 mm., Die axis: 10 o'clock
Ref: Göbl --- (unpublished) | | | 
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Head of king left, in Gupta style, date before:
Stylized peacock standing facing, with wings spread,
Brahmi legend around (at 1 o'clock):vijitavaniravanipati sri toramana divam jayati
Weight: 2.49 gm, Diameter: n.a., Die axis: n.a.
Ref: Göbl 119 | | | | | | | 
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Crowned bust of king right, wearing diadem with crescent forehead ornament
and hanging ribbon ends, lunar crescents on shoulders, ribboned trident at right,
sun standard at left, Brahmi legend above:jayatu mihirakula, dotted border around
Fire altar flanked by attendants, dotted border around
Weight: 3.33 gm, Diameter: 25 mm., Die axis: 3 o'clock
Ref: Göbl 310 | | | 
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Crowned bust of king right, wearing diadem with crescent forehead ornament
and hanging ribbon ends, lunar crescents on shoulders, ribboned trident at right,
solar standard at left, Brahmi legend above:jayatu mihirakula, Brahmi letterha at right
Fire altar flanked by attendants, dotted border around
Weight: 3.58 gm, Diameter: 26 mm., Die axis: 2:30 o'clock
Ref: Göbl 310 | | | 
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Kushan style king standing facing, holding scepter in left hand,
right hand sacrificing at fire altar left, Brahmi legend left:shahi mihi, right:ragula
Goddess of plenty Ardochsho (Lakshmi) enthroned facing,
holding cornucopia and diadem
Weight: 7.23 gm, Diameter: 20 mm., Die axis: 12 o'clock
Ref: MAC 3779 | | | 
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Kushan style king standing facing, holding scepter in left hand,
right hand sacrificing at fire altar left, Brahmi legend left:shahi mihi, right:ragula
Goddess of plenty Ardochsho (Lakshmi) enthroned facing,
holding cornucopia and diadem
Weight: 7.94 gm, Diameter: 22 mm., Die axis: 12:30 o'clock
Ref: MAC 3779 | | | 
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Kushan style king standing facing, holding scepter in left hand,
right hand sacrificing at fire altar left, Brahmi legend left:mihirakula
Goddess of plenty Ardochsho (Lakshmi) enthroned facing,
holding cornucopia and diadem
Weight: 7.73 gm, Diameter: 21 mm., Die axis: 1 o'clock
Ref: MAC 3782 | | | | | | | 
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Crowned bust of king right, wearing diadem with crescent ornaments
trident at right, three-headed snake at left, Brahmi legend above:shahi vaishravanashya ?
Reverse obliterated, but presumably fire altar with armed attendants
Weight: 3.82 gm, Diameter: 25 mm., Die axis: ? o'clock
Ref: Göbl --- | | |
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