Hunnic Tribes, Central Asia. Silk Road Region, Local Issue (Circa 4th-6th Century AD) AE Bracteate. RRR
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Hunnic Tribes, Central Asia. Silk Road Region, Local Issue (4th-6th Century AD) AE Bracteate.
0.21gm, 12.4mm, Local Issued in Silk Road Region Circa 4th-6th Century AD.
Bust left, elaborate hair style / Incuse of obverse.
Zeno-364638 (It's me there), Good very fine, dark patina. An extremely rare possibly unique bracteate discovered to date. An attractive type of cross-cultural interest.
Please see Cf. Göbl, Dokumente pl. 87, B1, cf. Stein (Wang) p. 239 = BM IA.XII.c.1; V. Raspopova, "Gold Coins and bracteates from Pendjikent," in Coins, Art, and Chronology, pp. 453-460; cf. A. Juliano and J. Lerner, eds. Monks and Merchants: Silk Road Treasures from Northwest China, pp. 271-291.