Hephthalite Coin from an Early Medieval Burial at Gorny-10, Northern Altai

We describe a silver coin found in one of the burials at Gorny-10 cemetery northern Altai, excavated by expeditions from Altai State University 2000–2003. The was discovered destroyed burial children (No. 46) along with other informative artifacts, which are rather uncommon such burials. Judging horse harness and ornaments, assemblage falls interval late 6th to early 8th century AD. is an imitation drachm Sasanian shah Pērōz I classify as type or emission 287, according R. Göbl, that most common types Hephthalite coins. elemental concentration specimen has high content no gold. analogs North Central Asia. It could have been brought forest-steppe Türks, who conquered Empire fi rst decades