Catalog
Drachma - Vasu Deva Turko-Hephthalite
| Issuer | Hephthalite Empire |
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| Year | 624-700 |
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| Reference(s) | Mitch AC#1560 |
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| Obverse lettering | Sri Vajara Vakhudeva |
| Reverse description | Central design depicting a Zoroastrian fire altar flanked by two attendant figures standing in frontal posture, rendered in the degenerate Sasanian style characteristic of Turko-Hephthalite imitative coinage. The altar is shown in schematic form between the two guardians, who appear robed and facing inward toward the flame. The composition is enclosed within a beaded inner border, with a circular marginal legend in Pahlavi script running around the outer field. The overall style reflects the progressive stylization of Sasanian iconographic conventions as transmitted through Central Asian successor states. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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