Iranian Huns. Western Turk Dynasties. Nezak Kings in Zabulistan and Kabulistan (480-560AD)
The Nezak Huns were a ruling dynasty of Iranian Huns who controlled Zabulistan and Kabulistan (modern-day southern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan) between the 6th and 8th centuries AD. They were part of the larger network of Hunnic and Turkic groups, including the Hephthalites and the Western Turks, who ruled various parts of Central and South Asia after the fall of the Kushans and Sasanians
AE drachm
3.49 g
OBVERSE: Bust in profile view right, mustache; wearing a winged crown with a buffalo’s head and a crescent; two ribbons attached to the necklace. Beneath the bust a winged/vegetal element. Pahlavi legend at 5h “NYCKY MLK – A”
REVERSE: Fire altar, two attendants, wheels above their heads. Brahmi “la” in the left field. In the right field Kharoshti “hi”
Choice VF. Deep dark patina
References:
Z-329312 (similar coin)
“Kings of the Nezak” (historical background)
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