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Drachm - Hephthalite Prince
| Uitgever | Hephthalite Empire |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 484-560 |
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| Waarde | Drachm (1) |
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| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Half-length frontal bust of a mustachioed Hephthalite prince, bareheaded, with head turned slightly to the left, rendered in high relief within a beaded inner border. The prince wears elaborate jewelry including a beaded necklace, and his right hand is raised holding a ceremonial drinking cup. Flanking the bust are decorative floral or foliate ornaments, and a globular finial surmounts the headdress area, reflecting Central Asian artistic conventions. The overall composition is enclosed within a prominent beaded border running along the coin's periphery. |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Sasanian-style royal bust facing right in imitation of Vahrām (Bahram) V, rendered in the characteristic late Sasanian die-cutting tradition but executed with the cruder workmanship typical of Hephthalite issues. The king's elaborate crown with distinctive projecting elements is visible, accompanied by flowing hair ribbons. A dynastic tamgha symbol appears to the right of the bust in the field, serving as the principal identifier of Hephthalite authority. The design closely follows the prototypical Sasanian drachm reverse layout, reflecting the Hephthalites' deliberate adoption of Sasanian monetary iconography to facilitate trade and assert political legitimacy. |
| Schrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Rand | Log in om details te zien |
| Muntplaats | Log in om details te zien |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Hephthalites — the "White Huns" of Byzantine and Sasanian sources — effectively shattered Sasanian power in 484 when Peroz I rode into a trap near the Oxus and died along with much of his army. The coinage that followed borrowed heavily from Sasanian prototypes, a deliberate appropriation of imperial legitimacy from the dynasty they had just humiliated into paying tribute for decades.
Göbl's classification of this type places it within a sequence now understood as regional imitations produced by subordinate Hephthalite princes rather than a central mint — accounting for the fabric variations that complicate attribution across the series.