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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dltsrq, post: 8365069, member: 75482&quot;]The Alchons paired high-relief dies with thin Sasanian-style flans, often resulting in ghosting of the obverse die on the reverse. The design of the gold is derived from a Kushan prototype. The silver was generally Sasanian-inspired. Both share an idiosyncratic &quot;Hunnic&quot; style.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding chronology and geography, the Alchons appeared in the mid-4th century in Bactria (parts of northern Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), conquering Balkh c. 370. The Alchons then rounded the Hindu Kush and established a kingdom at Kapisa (modern Bagram in Afghanistan, north of Kabul), c. 380. After a time, c. 430, they invaded further south, following the Kabul River into Gandhara (the fertile plain where that river meets the Indus, near Peshawar in northern Pakistan). This last is where the op and the silver drachm below would have been struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1484482[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Image courtesy Classical Numismatic Group.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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