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HUNNIC TRIBES, Alchon Huns. Uncertain king. AE (Bronze, 12 mm, 0.91 g), uncertain mint, probably in Gandhara, circa 450-500. Bust with elongated skull to right; in field to right, fire altar. Rev. JANADITYA or JAVADITYA ('Sun of Victory' in Brahmi) in two lines. Vondrovec, Type 55B. Very fine.
From a collection of coins from Central Asia.
The fire altar before the bust of the King also appears on drachms of the Alchon ruler Mehama, with whom this coin might be contemporary.
From a collection of coins from Central Asia.
The fire altar before the bust of the King also appears on drachms of the Alchon ruler Mehama, with whom this coin might be contemporary.