Khingila of the Alchon Huns 440-490 CE
"The Alchon Empire was the third of four major Huna states established in Central and South Asia. The Alchon were preceded by the Kidarites and succeeded by the Hephthalites in Bactria and the Nezak Huns in the Hindu Kush. The names of the Alchon kings are known from their extensive coinage, Buddhist accounts, and a number of commemorative inscriptions throughout the Indian subcontinent.
The Alchons have long been considered as a part or a sub-division of the Hephthalites, or as their eastern branch, but now tend to be considered as a separate entity.
To contemporaneous observers in India, the Alchon were one of the Hūṇa peoples (or Hunas), whose origins are controversial. A seal from Kausambi associated with Toramana, bears the title Hūnarāja ("Huna King"). Toramana is also described as a Huna ( Hūṇā) in the Rīsthal inscription."
-taken from Wikipedia
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| HUNNIC TRIBES, Alchon Huns. Khingila. Circa AD 440-490. AR Drachm (28mm, 3.51 g, 3h). Gandhara mint. Crowned bust right; “sa-hi” in Brahmi to right / Fire altar, attendants flanking. Alram, Alchon 10 var. (lacking pellet, featuring more ornate earring and with wing-like ornament supporting bust); Göbl, Dokumente Em. 69 var. (same); Classical Numismatic Group 81, lot 756 var. (same). Good VF, lightly toned, hairline flan crack around 8 o’clock, flan split around 10 o’clock. Possibly a unique variety of an extremely rare type. |
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