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Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 12:07 am I really couldn't find a lot of information on these coin out side of the Coin India website and a mention in Numismatic Evidence of the Alchon Huns Reconsidered by Klaus Vondrovec. Which by the way is fascinating in the extreme. Rather than have me butcher this very complex and intriguing new history I urge you to read the paper. Found here. https://www.academia.edu/880238/Num...reconsidered The coin follows the standard Khingila Type. Gandhara, India AR Drachm (AD 440-490) 26 mm x 2.56 grams Obverse: Bust of Khingila right wearing domed tiara and double drop earrings, Brahmi Legend -Raja Lakhana Udayaditya. Reverse: [Zoroastrian fire alter flanked by two attendants] Ref: Gobl Dokumente Em.79 Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 06:18 am Nice coin, these were an interesting people the original Cone Heads. They must have looked very odd even back than. Wish there were more information available about them. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 06:56 am Looks like my old high school English teacher ! Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 02/26/2015 11:22 am Report this Post to the Staff
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