Rare! Bronze drachm with a tamgha reverse, issued ca.475-576 AD, Turko-Hepthalites in Gandhara

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Bust right wearing bull headdress; Napki Malka in , tamgha behind bust / Tamgha within a double border. 22mm, 2.29 grams. Mitchiner ACW type 1527-1528.In 576 Turko-Hepthalites overran the Nezak posessions in Bactrian and Gandhara, and replaced the standard "Nezak Malka" with a new "Napki Malka" type (replacing the Bull crown with this spiky crown).