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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3191881, member: 98035&quot;]Got this one in a goodie bag of mixed Central Asian coins from CNG about a year ago; a clipped section of a Nezak Hun &quot;Napki Malka&quot; type AE drachm.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]824202[/ATTACH] </p><p>10x15mm, 0.70g</p><p><br /></p><p>Why is this fascinating?</p><p><br /></p><p>- Despite the fact that the Sassanian empire was more or less confined to the history books when these were made, it demonstrates that even under the Huns, the obol still existed as a 1/6 drachm piece; it would have been much simpler to clip this into quarters, but it was instead cut in half, then each half divided into thirds to make &quot;obols&quot;.</p><p>- After a little time pondering it, I dug out my old Napki Malka drachm to see how closely they match up...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]824203[/ATTACH] </p><p>Die brothers, reunited after all this time![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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