Drachm - Alchon Huns - Anonymous Sassanian type, Shapur II imitation, Type 39, unknown
Features
| Issuer |
Alchon Huns
(Hunnic tribes)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 400-440 |
| Value | Drachm (1) |
| Currency | Drachm (380-560) |
| Composition | Srebro |
| Weight | 3.43 g |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 150987 |
| References | Göbl Kushan# EM 39 Robert Göbl; 1984. System und Chronologie der Münzprägung des Kušānreiches. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria. |
Obverse
(en) Crowned bust left; symbol to right, Bactrian legend
Reverse
(en) Fire altar with attendants and ribbon
Edge
Zwykły
Comments
(en) References:
1. Klaus Vondrovec: Die Anonymen Clanchefs: Der Beginn der Alchon-Prägung, in: Numismatische Zeitschrift, Wien, 2005, pp.243 - 258.
2. Michael Alram and Matthias Pfisterer: Alkhan and Hephthalite Coinage, in: Coins, Art and Chronology II, The First Millennium C.E. in the Indo-Iranian Borderlands, by Michael Alram, Deborah Klimburg-Salter, Minoru Inaba and Matthias Pfisterer. Veröffentlichungen der Numismatischen Kommission, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, 2010, pp. 13 - 38.
1. Klaus Vondrovec: Die Anonymen Clanchefs: Der Beginn der Alchon-Prägung, in: Numismatische Zeitschrift, Wien, 2005, pp.243 - 258.
2. Michael Alram and Matthias Pfisterer: Alkhan and Hephthalite Coinage, in: Coins, Art and Chronology II, The First Millennium C.E. in the Indo-Iranian Borderlands, by Michael Alram, Deborah Klimburg-Salter, Minoru Inaba and Matthias Pfisterer. Veröffentlichungen der Numismatischen Kommission, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, 2010, pp. 13 - 38.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (400-440) | |||||||||||||||
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