3.23g. 31mm. AU/UNC. A superb exemplar, featuring finely detailed relief, a crisp strike, and remnants of original luster — a rare level of preservation for this special and visually striking type.
Obv.: King's bust to right, wearing a winged crown with bull's head; Pahlavi legend.
Rev.: Fire altar between two attendants with wheel symbols either side of flames.
Mitchiner ACW 1507-1509; Göbl Hunnen type 198; Vondrovec ā-group.
Perhaps minted by a local dynasty in the Kabul Valley.
The Nezak Shahi kingdom was a polity of Hunnic/Hephthalite origin, located in the Kabul Valley and dating from the late fifth to the mid-seventh century AD. The history of this kingdom is primarily evidenced through its coinage.
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