HUNNIC TRIBES, Alchon Huns (Eastern). Toramana. Circa 490-515. Æ (20mm, 6.31 g, 12h). Horseman Slaying Lion type. VF.

Electronic Auction 531 – Session 1
Lot: 465. Estimated: $ 750

Central Asian, Bronze

Sold For $ 1 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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HUNNIC TRIBES, Alchon Huns (Eastern). Toramana. Circa 490-515. Æ (20mm, 6.31 g, 12h). Horseman Slaying Lion type. male figure wearing Hunnic-style crown on horseback right, bow slung across torso, spearing lion that stands left on its hind legs;ru in Brahmi (?) below horse / Lakshmi, nimbate, seated facing on lotus, holding diadem in extended right hand and lotus in left; tamgha to upper left. Cf. P. Tandon, “The Identity of Prakāśāditya,”Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 25.4 (October 2015) pp. 647-668 (reattributing the AV issue to Toramana), and fig. 1; cf. BKB 222; cf. BMC Guptas 552; cf. Altekar 2; cf. Bayana 13 (all refs for AV issue); BM Inv. 2000,0706.18. Green and brown patina, traces of possible gilding or wear on high points, some roughness. VF. Extremely rare, only the BM specimen found.


Closing Date and Time: 25 January 2023 at 12:34:40 ET.

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