Rare silver drachm, early Hindu Shahi of Gandhara, India, ca.600-700 AD - "HaGu" type

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Four dots and various lines, probably representing the extreme degeneration of a bust of a horse, Brahmi letters "Ha" and "Gu" / Blank. 16mm, 1.28 grams. JONS 201, Fishman type 9A.The provenance of these coins is uncertain. Most authorities attribute itto 7th century Sind based on the shape of the Brahmi letters and thesimilarity of these coins to the late pre-Islamic and early Islamic coins of Sind. However, attribution to the very late period of Guptas and to the 6th or 7th century Gujarat are also possible.


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