Hephthalites / Hunnic Tribes
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Hephthalite: Khingila (440-490) AR Drachm (Göbl-67)Obv: Straight-back bust, rising above the garden, flames emerging from both shoulders, single ribbon behind, rising; Brahmi legend above
Rev: Remnants of Fire altar and attendants designQuant.Geek
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Hephthalite: Mehama (461-493) AR Drachm (Göbl-74, MACW-1441)Obv: Tall Hephthalite bust with long earrings; Brahmi legend at 1:00; Tamgha in front of face
Rev: Remnants of Fire altar and attendants design
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Hephthalites: Anonymous (ca. 550-600) BI Drachm (Göbl-289A)Obv: tamgha left & right on obverse, with 3 pellets above crown
Rev: Fire altar with attendants; countermarked human head on reverse (Göbl Pl. 88-91)Quant.Geek
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Hephthalites: Vasu Deva (early 7th Century) AR Tri-lingual Drachm (Göbl Hunnen Em.244, MACW-1560)Obverse: Bust of Vasu Deva right in Persian style. Bull head above crown ; tamgha countermark, gold plug countermark. Brahmi legend in field. Cursive Bactrian Greek Legend around.
Reverse: Zoroastrian fire altar and attendants. Pahlavi legend in fields, Cursive Bactrian Greek Legend around.
HUNNIC TRIBES, Western Turks. Sandan, Lord of the Oxus, circa 690-730. Drachm (Silver, 31 mm, 3.26 g, 12 h), uncertain mint in Bactria, circa 690-730. ŠRI CANDANA VAKHUDEVAH ('His Perfection Candana, Lord of the Oxus' in Brahmi); in outer margin, 'σρι βαyo αζρoβδδiyo σαvδαvo βαyo χoαδηo ('His Perfection, the Lord, the Chiliarch Sandano, His Perfection, the Lord' in Bactrian) Draped bust of Sandan to right, wearing earrings and an elaborate crown with two pelleted crescents, two symmetrical wings and a lion's head on top; on his neck, a small piece of copper. Rev. 'σρι βαyo δδηβοο βαγδδιγγο καγαvο σρι βαyo' ('His Perfection, the Lord, his Majesty, the Bactrian Kagan, His Perfection, the Lord' in Bactrian) Fire altar flanked by two attendants; in upper left field, six-pointed star; in upper right field, crescent; to left, AFZUT ('may increase' in Pahlawi; to right, GDH ('kingship' in Pahlawi) and an unidentified word. Göbl 244. Vondrovec, Type 244. Very fine. Quant.Geek
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Nezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR DrachmNezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR Drachm (MACW-1528,1529)
Gandharan series with Brahmi legends
Obv: Bare headed bust right of Hephthalite "Napki" type; Tamgha behind bust; Brahmi legend - Sri SaHi. The crown is of the trident-type.
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Nezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR DrachmNezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR Drachm (MACW-1523)
Gandharan series with contracted Pehlvi legends
Obv: Bare headed bust right of Hephthalite "Napki" type; Tamgha behind bust; Pehlvi legend contracted from Napki Malka. Legend now looks like a 'fish'. The crown is of the trident-type.
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Nezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR DrachmNezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR Drachm (MACW-1528,1539)
Gandharan series with Brahmi legends
Obv: Bare headed bust right of Hephthalite "Napki" type; Tamgha behind bust; Brahmi legend - Sri SaHi. The crown is of the trident-type.
Rev: Normal fire altar and attendants designQuant.Geek
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Nezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR DrachmNezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR Drachm (MACW 1491-1494)
Bactrian series with cursive Greek legends.
Obv: Bare headed bust right of Hephthalite "Napki" type; Tamgha behind bust; Cursive Greek Legend: SRIO ShAHO
The crown is of the trident-type.
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Nezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR Drachm Bactrian series with cursive Greek legends.
Obv: Bare headed bust right of Hephthalite "Napki" type; Tamgha behind bust; Cursive Greek Legend: σριο ϸανιο (SRIO ShAHO; The crown is of the trident-type.
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Nezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR DrachmNezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR Drachm (MACW-1535)
Gandharan series with Brahmi legends
Obv: Bare headed bust right of Hephthalite "Napki" type; Tamgha behind bust; Brahmi legend - Sri SaHi. The crown is of the trident-type; banner to right
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Nezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (630-711) AR DrachmNezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (630-711) AR Drachm (MACW-1510)
Obv: Bust of "Napki" type with winged headress surmounted by a Bull's head. Control marks behind head. Pehlvi legend - "NAPKI MaLKa"
Rev: Normal fire altar and attendants design. Control marks behind each attendant· Quant.Geek
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