Drachm - Alchon Huns - Anonymous Sassanian type, Shapur II imitation, Type 39, unknown mint
Features
| Issuer | Alchon Huns (Hunnic tribes) |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 400-440 |
| Value | Drachm |
| Currency | Alchon Huns - 380 - 560 AD |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.43 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number |
N# 150987
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
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| References |
Göbl# EM 39
Robert Göbl; 1984. System und Chronologie der Münzprägung des Kušānreiches. Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria.
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Obverse
Crowned bust left; symbol to right, Bactrian legend
Reverse
Fire altar with attendants and ribbon
Edge
Plain
Comments
References:
1. Klaus Vondrovec: Die Anonymen Clanchefs: Der Beginn der Alchon-Prägung, in: Numismatische Zeitschrift, Wien, 2005, pp.243 - 258.
2. Michael Alram and Matthias Pfisterer: Alkhan and Hephthalite Coinage, in: Coins, Art and Chronology II, The First Millennium C.E. in the Indo-Iranian Borderlands, by Michael Alram, Deborah Klimburg-Salter, Minoru Inaba and Matthias Pfisterer. Veröffentlichungen der Numismatischen Kommission, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, 2010, pp. 13 - 38.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||
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| Undetermined | ||||||||||||
| ND (400-440) | ||||||||||||
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