Hun Coins

Between the fourth and sixth centuries AD, the nomadic Huns inhabited Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe. In accordance with European legend, they were initially noted to be residing east of the Volga River, in a region that at the time belonged to Scythia; the Huns' arrival is connected to the westward movement of an Iranian group known as the Alans. The Huns arrived on the Volga by 370 AD, and by 430 AD, they had established a sizable, if brief, rule in Europe. They had subjugated the Goths and numerous other Germanic peoples that resided outside of Roman frontiers, and they had driven many others into Roman territory. Under their King Attila in particular, the Huns often and brutally raided the Eastern Roman Empire. The Huns entered Italy in 452 after invading the Western Roman province of Gaul in 451. During the Battle of the Catalaunian Fields, they engaged a joint Roman and Visigothic force. Following the Battle of Nedao in 453, the Huns ceased to pose a significant danger to Rome and lost most of their empire. It is known that between the fourth and sixth century, descendants of the Huns—or successor groups with names identical to their own—occupied regions of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Up until the early eighth century, Hun name variations were documented in the Caucasus.

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Jakarta, Indonesia

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Paris, France

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Lagos, Nigeria

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Minneapolis, United States

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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