Hunnic Tribes, Central Asia. Silk Road Region, Local issue. (4th-8th Century AD) AE Bracteate. 0.35gm, 14.3mm, found in Bactra region possibly minted around 4th-8th Century AD, (further research is needed) Bactrian Camle standing left / Incuse of obverse. Zeno-365128 (It's me there), Good very fine, earthen deposit with dark patina. A unique finding, the newest discovery. RRR
Please see Cf. Göbl, Dokumente pl. 87, B1, cf. Stein (Wang) p. 239 = BM IA.XII.c.1; V. Raspopova, "Gold Coins and bracteates from Pendjikent," in Coins, Art, and Chronology, pp. 453-460; cf. A. Juliano and J. Lerner, eds. Monks and Merchants: Silk Road Treasures from Northwest China, pp. 271-291. |
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