Hunnic Tribes, Silk Road Region, Local issues. (Circa 5th-8th centuries). AV Gold Bracteate. Unique style
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Hunnic Tribes, Silk Road Region, Local issues. (Circa 5th-8th centuries). AV Gold Bracteate.
0.89gm, 20-19mm, Local issued in Silk Road Region.
Facing bust, decorative boarder / Incuse of obverse. Normally buried with deceased person.
Zeno-361652 (It's me there). More similar items here. Extremely fine full of details. nice toning.
An attractive type of cross-cultural interest. Unique style.
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.