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ACKR-08, Hunnic Tribes, Kushan or Kidarites. Circa 360-380 AD. AE Unit. Extremely Rare.

Hunnic Tribes, Kushan or Kidarites. Circa 360-380 AD. AE Unit.
14-16mm, 1.33gm. Bearded bust right with 'poppyhead-globe'/ram's horns headdress, large crescent in front of face / Nana and lion (Goddess Ardoksho) enthroned facing, uncertain legend in Bahrami. Tandon JONS 200,  Zeno #26590. Good very fine. Extremely Rare according to Zeno This piece is unpublished BUT see note bellow.
 
Note: 
A very rare and important coin type that Pankaj Tandon published in JONS 200 (click HERE to see his paper which has more details and a discussion). Who exactly issued this coin is still not entirely clear. It may have been the Kidarite king Peroz III or a late Kushan king "Gadahara."

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