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212, Lot: 513. Estimate $100.
Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CENTRAL ASIAN. Hunnic. Alchon and Nezak Huns. Includes: ALCHON of NEZAK HUNS: BI 21mm. Uncertain king. Crowned bust right; tamgha behind / Fire altar with attendants (largely indistinct). Göbl, Dokumente, - // NEZAK HUNS: Æ Drachm. Uncertain king. Crowned bust right with winged bull's head crown / Fire altar with attendants; wheel symbols in field. Cf. Göbl, Dokumente, Em. 222 (2) // AR Drachm. Uncertain ruler of Zabulistan. Crowned bust right / Fire altar with attendants. Göbl, Dokumente Em. 263. Good Fine to Near VF condition, deposits. LOT SOLD AS IS, NO RETURNS. Four (4) coins in lot.



The first coin is highly interesting; the bust type and tamgha clearly point to it belonging to the Alchons, yet the legend appears to match that of Nezak Hun issues (cf. Göbl, Dokumente, Em. 217ff).