Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1248. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

[Medieval] HUNNIC TRIBES, Alchon Huns. Anonymous Issue imitating Khosrau II. Mid 7th century AD. AR Drachm (3.36 g, 3h). Degraded Pahlavi legend, Sasanian style bust imitating Khosrau II right; tamgha and ALGO... in margin, monogram to left / Fire altar with attendants and ribbon, star and crescent flanking flames; regnal year (27) to left, mint signature (AY) to right. Alram, Alchon -; cf. Göbl II/3 (for type); cf. Göbl, Dokumente, Em. 271/A; MACW -. VF, lightly toned. ($500)