Hunnic Tribes, Kushan or Kidarites. Circa 360-380 AD. AE Unit. Extremely Rare.
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Hunnic Tribes Kushan or Kidarites. Circa 360-380 AD. AE Unit.
14-16mm 1.33gm. Bearded bust right with 'poppyhead-globe'/ram's horns headdress large crescent in front of face / Nana and lion (Goddess Ardoksho) enthroned facing uncertain legend in Bahrami. Tandon JONS 200 Zeno #26590. Good very fine. Extremely Rare according to Zeno This piece is unpublished BUT see note bellow.
Note:
A very rare and important coin type that Pankaj Tandon published in JONS 200
(click HERE to see his paper which has more details and a
discussion). Who exactly issued this coin is
still not entirely clear. It may have been the Kidarite king Peroz III
or a late Kushan king "Gadahara."
(click HERE to see his paper which has more details and a
discussion). Who exactly issued this coin is
still not entirely clear. It may have been the Kidarite king Peroz III
or a late Kushan king "Gadahara."