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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 2066541, member: 26302&quot;]This was a Turk, not, (most likely), a Hun. Nezaks were Red Huns, but were displaced by the Turks in Kabul and moved south into northern India. Sorry, I didn&#039;t see it attributed to Shahi Tegin at first. I collect this timeframe as well, but with the knowledge its from the short timespan from when the Turks displaced the Huns, and before they themselves were conquered by the Muslims. Its an even more murky time, when spots of Huns were still in control, Turks had taken over other places, and all of them fighting between themselves and in common with the greater enemy, Islam. Shahi Tegin issued some of the most artistic and beautiful coins in this era. I kind of liken him imitating great Persian coins of the past like the 12th and 13th century Turks imitated many ancient coins in what we call &quot;figural bronzes&quot;. I have been collecting those more lately as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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