Ancient Persian Coins for Sale:
The White Huns / Hepthalites, 475 - 576 AD

The Hephthalites, also known as White Huns, were a nomadic people who lived across northern China, Central Asia, and northern India in the fourth through sixth centuries. The term Hephthalite derives from Greek, supposedly a rendering of Hayathelite (from the term Haital = "Big/Powerful" in the dialect of Bukhara), the name used by Persian writers to refer to a 6th century empire on the northern and eastern periphery of their land. They appear to be distinct from the Huns who migrated to Europe in the Fourth Century AD.

White Huns / Hepthalite Gandahara. Nezak Shah, ca. 500-560 AD. Billon drachm. Obv: King's bust right, wearing ornate bull-headed crown; Napki Malka in Pahlavi. Rev: Two attendants flanking a fire altar, Kabul and Zabul, wheel above each attendant. Good detail, chocolate-brown patina, light earthen deposits. 27mm, 3.29g. ref: G-198 for type. Ex Stephen Album, Santa Rosa, CA. #CP2502: $150 SOLD

White Huns / Hepthalite Gandahara. Nezak Shah, ca. 500-560 AD. Billon drachm. Obv: King's bust right, wearing ornate bull-headed crown; Napki Malka in Pahlavi. Rev: Two attendants flanking a fire altar, Kabul and Zabul, wheel above each attendant. Good detail, chocolate-brown patina, light earthen deposits. 27mm, 3.75g. ref: G-198 for type. Ex Stephen Album, Santa Rosa, CA. #CP2503: $150

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White Huns / Hepthalites. 26 mm diameter. #whitehuns078: $125 SOLD


White Huns / Hepthalite Gandahara. 475 - 576 AD. Billon drachm. Obv: King's bust right, wearing ornate bull-headed crown; Napki Malka in Pahlavi. Rev: Two attendants flanking a fire altar, Kabul and Zabul. Unusual coins, and these specimens are in remarkable state of preservation! Excellent green patina with earthen highlights, very sharp details. 26 mm, 3.59 g. Ex-Frank S. Robinson collection. #fsr19920: $125 SOLD


Ancient Persia. White Huns / Hephalite Gandhara, c. 475-576 AD, billon drachm set in custom sterling silver bezel (silver patina to better match tone of coin). King's bust rt. in ornate bull-headed crown; Napki Malka in Pahlavi / Two attendants flanking a fire altar, Kabul and Zabul. 28 mm diameter with wonderful green patina, some copper highlights. Very pleasing to the eyes. #JN2040: $250 SOLD


White Huns / Hepthalites. 27 mm diameter. #whitehuns079: $125 SOLD

White Huns / Hepthalite Gandahara. 475 - 576 AD. Billon drachm. Obv: King's bust right, wearing ornate bull-headed crown; Napki Malka in Pahlavi. Rev: Two attendants flanking a fire altar, Kabul and Zabul. Unusual coins, and these specimens are in remarkable state of preservation! Excellent green patina, very sharp details. Large 27 mm, 3.27 g. #16273: $125 SOLD


White Huns / Hepthalite Gandahara. 475 - 576 AD. Billon drachm. Obv: King's bust right, wearing ornate bull-headed crown; Napki Malka in Pahlavi. Rev: Two attendants flanking a fire altar, Kabul and Zabul. Good detail, chocolate-brown to olive-green patina, light earthen deposits. 29 mm, 3.46 g. ex-East Coast USA archaeology professor's collection. #CP2109: $99 SOLD