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Nezak Shahis of Kapisa-Gandhara, Anonymous Napki Malik
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Hunnic Tribes, Nezak Huns
Anonymous Napki Malik coinage
circa AD 484/90-500/15
BI Drachm, 26 mm, 3.24 grams, 90 degrees
O: Vondrovec š-group (late style). Bust to right, wearing winged crown surmounted by crescent and bull's head; Pahlavi legend.
R: Fire altar flanked by attendants; wheel above each attendant.
Ref: Vondrovec [Göbl, Hunnen] Type 222 (early style)
Notes: Another reference is from the new book by Waleed Ziad, In the Treasure Room of the Sakra King: Votive Coinage From Gandharan Shrines. This coin would be Zaid 1.1.1 (not sure how to reference this book). Another interesting thing about the bust on the obverse is the depiction of cranial deformation, a characteristic feature of the Alkhan period.
Good Very Fine.
Ex-Roma Numismatics Auction XXV Day 1, Lot 652, Sept 2022; From the JTB Numismatic Collection - collector's ticket included;
Ex Archytas Collection.
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