102, Lot: 144. Estimate $100. Sold for $155. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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HUNNIC TRIBES. Uncertain tribe. Imitating Hormizd IV. After 579 AD. AR Drachm (29mm, 4.07 gm). "GW" mint. Crowned bust right / Crude fire altar with attendants;
\ in upper margin. Cf. Göbl,
Hunnen Em. 295. VF.
Very close in style to an official Sasanian issue, but the mint name is corrupted, and the \ in the margin is not known for the Sasanian series.