Sale: CNG 60, Lot: 1062. Estimate $150. Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2002. Sold For $168. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ALCHON HUNS. Khingila. Circa 440-490 AD. AR Drachm (3.80 gm). Early Ghandaran(?) issues. Tall bust with earring right; Brahmi legend to right and tamgha left / Fire altar with attendants, head of Ahura Mazda (?) right, within flames; (type faithfully imitates Shapur III). Göbl
Hunnen Em. 57; Alram, "Alchon and Nezak zur geschichte der Iranischen Hunnen in Mittelasien," 11 // Another example (3.79 gm). Small and compact, well-struck issues with a high silver content. Nice Fine-VF, lightly encrusted and uncleaned, one slightly porous the other double struck. ($150)