HUNNIC TRIBES, Kidarites. Uncertain ruler. Late 4th-early 5th centuries. AR Drachm (26mm, 3.84 g, 3h). Taxila mint (or its vicinity). VF.

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Lot: 249. Estimated: $ 100

Central Asian, Silver

Sold For $ 90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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HUNNIC TRIBES, Kidarites. Uncertain ruler. Late 4th-early 5th centuries. AR Drachm (26mm, 3.84 g, 3h). Taxila mint (or its vicinity). Diademed bust right, wearing winged mural crown with korymbos (in the style of Sasanian king Vahrām IV); pseudo-legend around / Fire altar; flanked by two attendants, each wearing mural crown with korymbos; pseudo-legend at sides. SNS III Vahrām (Bahram) IV type Ib1/3 (cf. pl. 33, A1); Göbl, Dokumente pl. 6, VII, 4; FPP fig. 82, 5 (on right); CNG E-355, lot 254; CNG E-272, lot 185. Toned, deposits, hairline flan cracks. VF.


Closing Date and Time: 3 January 2024 at 11:22:40 ET.

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