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Auction: 8012 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 59

Hephthalite, Anonymous, uniface AE Drachm, 1.88g, crowned bust in style of Alchon huns right, wearing circular beaded earring with conch before face, good fine; Nezak Huns temp. Sahi Tigin, AE Drachm, 1.83g, bust with forked beard half-right, wearing a decorated mantle and triple-peaked crown, Tamgha in left field and partial Brahmi legend right, rev. unclear, but appears to be a seated figure with arm raised right (cf. Göbl Hunnen Em.176 for rev.), about fine / poor; fractional AE Drachm, 0.96g, bust facing right, traces of legend right, rev. horse or bull left with figure standing behind holding spear right (cf. Göbl Hunnen Em.152), obverse with adhesions, very good, reverse crudely struck very fine, all rare and apparently unpublished (3) Estimate £ 100-120

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