Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 758. Estimate $200. Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009. Sold For $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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HUNNIC TRIBES, Alchon Huns. Narana?. Circa AD 540-580. Æ 25mm (5.67 g). Uncertain mint. "Jay..." in degraded Brahmi, crowned bust right; crown decorated with lunar crescents / Blank. Cf. Alram,
Alchon 52-58 and 59-60 (for obv. prototype); cf. Göbl,
Dokumente, Em. 150 and 171(same); Zeno 9682 (same obv. die); otherwise, unpublished. Good VF, brown surfaces with green overtones, exceptional metal and style for type. Very rare.