Central Asia, Hunnic Tribes, Silk Road Region, Local Issue (Circa 5th-8th centuries) AE Bracteate. RRR
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Central Asia, Hunnic Tribes, Silk Road Region, Local Issue (Circa 5th-8th centuries) AE Bracteate.
0.96gm, 34.6mm, Found in Silk Road region.
Draped bust slightly to right, raised hand holding flower?, small figure standing left on the right. / Incuse of obverse.
Zeno#366962 (It's me there). Good very fine, attractive multi colour patina with finding earthen deposit, areas of edge chipping. RRR
A very attractive unique style mostly Alchon Huns type, Anonymous, AE bracteate, a nice example that belongs to the great Silk Road in Northwest India, Afghanistan, Central Asia and China, Unique and very interesting.
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.