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Auction 21  27 Nov 2020
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Lot 370

Starting price: 1500 NOK
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HUNNIC TRIBES. Nezak Huns. King Napki Malka (circa AD 515-560). BI drachm (3,16 g). Kabul mint. Bust of King to right, wearing crown; crown surmounted by winged bull's head / Fire altar with two attendants standing on each side; wheels flanking flames. Brown patina with turquoise deposits. Ex. Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 87, lot 801. May 18th, 2011. . We in Europe learn about Attila the Hun and his ravishment of the western civilization, but the Huns did not only go west, they went south as well. The age of migration also affected Asia. The reverse with the fire altar indicates that the Huns had taken the Zarathustrianism belief on their way to the south. Were the Huns the only group that were stranded in Afghanistan? Probably not. Maybe we can understand why Afghanistan is the unrulable place in the world if we analyze who tried to get through to the riches of India, and who never made it. Grade:1+/01
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