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Lot 507: India, Hunnic kingdom in Sind/ Gujarat. Yashaaditya. Ca. A.D. 6th Century AR dramma.

AUCTION:  Triskeles - Auction 31 (Auction 346)

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India, Hunnic kingdom in Sind/ Gujarat. Yashaaditya. Ca. A.D. 6th Century AR dramma (8 mm, .63 g). Bust of king right, wearing 'open rectangle' crown / Trident with curved side-prongs, with Brahmi legend Sri Yashaaditya arranged around. Pankaj Tandon, ‘More Early Medieval Silver Portrait Coins of the Yashaaditya Series’, JONS 195, pp. 17-23. These small enigmatic coins were discovered in Sind, and have been attributed to a local Hunnic kingdom or post-Hunnic minor dynasty ruling there in the 6th century. Rare.

Lot Details
  • Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
  • Lot #: 507
  • Listing #: 202820
  • Closed: Friday, March 27, 2020 6:48:40 PM CT
  • Estimate: $125