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Drachm - Eastern White Huns Napki Malka
| Issuer | Hephthalite Empire |
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| Year | 515-560 |
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| Diameter | 28-30 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bust of the ruler Napki Malka facing right, wearing an elaborate winged or crested helmet with bull horns, rendered in the Sasanian tradition. The effigy is depicted with stylized facial features and draped shoulders, enclosed within a beaded border. Pahlavi legends appear in the right field and behind the bust to the left. The overall die style reflects the late Kushano-Sasanian artistic tradition, with strong Sasanian iconographic influence adapted by the Hephthalite rulers of the Kabul region. |
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| Reverse description | Stylized fire altar depicted centrally, flanked on either side by attendant figures standing in a frontal or three-quarter pose, a motif directly derived from Sasanian coinage conventions. The altar and flanking attendants are rendered in a schematic, degenerate style characteristic of late Hephthalite imitative issues. A beaded border frames the entire reverse field. The design shows considerable wear and die deterioration consistent with the irregular, hammered fabric of this series. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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