143, Lot: 110. Estimate $200. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CENTRAL ASIA. Uncertain tribe. 7th century AD. AV Bracteate (23mm, 0.90 g). Crowned facing bust with spear over shoulder, of the type of early Byzantine solidi, with fluttering Sasanian-style streamers around the bust; round vase and star in fields. VF, holed.

An intriguing mixture of types adopted for this ornamental gold piece, possibly from one of the Hunnic tribes.