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Alchon-Nezak Crossover AE fractional unit
| Issuer | Alchon Huns |
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| Year | 450-700 |
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| Currency | Drachm (450-700) |
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| Obverse description | Degraded bust of a ruler in the Sasanian tradition facing right, rendered in a schematic, provincial Hunnic style characteristic of late Alchon-Nezak crossover issues. The effigy displays a rounded cranium suggestive of a headdress or crown, with rudimentary facial features including a prominent nose and chin. Flanking devices and attendant symbols are visible in the field, though heavily worn. The flan is irregular and shows rough, uneven surfaces consistent with primitive hammered production. |
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| Reverse description | Highly stylized representation of a Sasanian-derived fire altar, rendered in a schematic and degenerate form typical of late Alchon-Nezak bronze fractional issues. The altar structure is depicted frontally with a stepped or rectangular base and upright lateral elements flanking a central flame motif indicated by dot or pellet devices. A small attendant symbol, possibly a crescent or annulet, appears in the left field. The overall design is severely abstracted, reflecting the progressive barbarization of the Sasanian prototype over successive generations of Hunnic die-cutting. |
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| Edge | Rough |
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