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<p>[QUOTE="Spaniard, post: 8210335, member: 90248"]A bit of the East....</p><p><font size="5">Khusro I 531-579AD-AR Drachm-Max 31mm diameter-3.84 grams</font></p><p><font size="5">Obverse..Facing bust, head right, wearing merlon crown with tassel to left and surmounted by crescent with 3 vertical lines. Crescents at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock. Right of portrait kings name.</font></p><p><font size="5">Reverse..Fire altar with two attendants standing facing either side of fire altar, wearing tall headgear, both hands on sword hilt. Star and crescent flanking flames of altar. Right-Mint HWC (Gunde-Shapur, Khuzistan) /Left- Regnal year 26 = 557AD.</font></p><p><font size="5"> [ATTACH=full]1440264[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="5">Hephthalites. Nezak Huns.. AR drachm. "Napki Malka" series. .</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="5">Circa 515.680 A.D.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="5">Obverse..Bust right wearing winged-bull head-dress. Pahlavi legends nycky MLK-A</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="5">Reverse:Fire altar with attendants, Solar wheels above.</font></font></p><p><font size="5"><font size="5">3.41 grams....24.64 mm......Vondrovec [Göbl] 198</font></font></p><p><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1440262[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"> </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Spaniard, post: 8210335, member: 90248"]A bit of the East.... [SIZE=5]Khusro I 531-579AD-AR Drachm-Max 31mm diameter-3.84 grams Obverse..Facing bust, head right, wearing merlon crown with tassel to left and surmounted by crescent with 3 vertical lines. Crescents at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock. Right of portrait kings name. Reverse..Fire altar with two attendants standing facing either side of fire altar, wearing tall headgear, both hands on sword hilt. Star and crescent flanking flames of altar. Right-Mint HWC (Gunde-Shapur, Khuzistan) /Left- Regnal year 26 = 557AD. [ATTACH=full]1440264[/ATTACH] [SIZE=5]Hephthalites. Nezak Huns.. AR drachm. "Napki Malka" series. . Circa 515.680 A.D. Obverse..Bust right wearing winged-bull head-dress. Pahlavi legends nycky MLK-A Reverse:Fire altar with attendants, Solar wheels above. 3.41 grams....24.64 mm......Vondrovec [Göbl] 198[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]1440262[/ATTACH] [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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