Post- Gupta- Hunnic period, Silver Drachma, 3.58g, most likely of a Hunnic king, who name ends in ‘-ditya’, Obv: A majestic depiction of a king, riding a caparisoned elephant to left, carrying sword in one hand and holding the other hand out in a gesture of appreciation / benevolence. He is accompanied by a page who sits behind, holding the royal parasol above. Traces of Brahmi legend “….(di)tya” at 3 o’clock, Rev: Fire altar with three flames, flanked by an image of an attendant to right, holding a staff. The reverse looks counterstruck on an earlier type, with a few traces of an under type visible (Unpublished and unique type). Exceedingly rare. This is a unique type of Hunnic coin to have come to light. A comparable coin is listed on www.zeno.ru (Zeno #199211), where the obverse depiction is of a horse rider. The note published on ‘Zeno’ comments that the typology is derived from the ‘horseman’ type Gandharan coins of the Alchon ruler Javukha / Zabocho. However, the discovery of this coin suggests that the type was in all likelihood an Indian type, and the inspiration undoubtedly appears to have come from the Gupta gold dinars of Kumara Gupta. The reverse depiction in both cases is of a Sasanian import and that points to a Hunnic origin. Unfortunately, the name of the issuer is not clearly visible in both cases, but a ‘-ditya’-ending is quite certain. There were many Hunnic kings which have names ending in ‘-ditya’, like Udayaditya, Narendraditya, Poorvvaditya etc.