JOUANJOUAN HUNS,
    From about the end of Huvishka Kushana's reign, c. 195 AD to the Sasanian conquest in c. 230 AD it would seem that northern Afghanistan (Baktria) was occupied by a group of Hunnic nomads called "Jouanjouan" by the Chinese.  Coins assigned to these people are small and lightweight imitations of Huvishka's coppers.  Of course, Huvishka himself reduced the size of his own coppers, but some of these are really small, and the artwork is characteristic for the series.

JOUAN-JOUAN, c. 195-230 AD, 19mm copper, 1.4g, ~MA-3371, king on couch / Mao, slightly porous, F $14.00 sold
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JOUAN-JOUAN, c. 195-230 AD, copper unit, 18mm, 1.3g, MA-3371+,  cross legged king / Mao L, VF+ $24.00
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JOUAN-JOUAN, c. 195-230 AD, 20mm copper, 6.4g, MA-3372+, king on couch / Mao, F+ $21.00 sold
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JOUAN-JOUAN, c. 195-230 AD, 20mm copper, 3.3g, ~MA-3373+, king on couch / Mao, bit of corrosion, aVF $15.00
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JOUAN-JOUAN, c. 195-230 AD, copper unit, 9g, cf. MA-3378+,  elephant rider R / Mao, VF $26.00 sold
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JOUAN-JOUAN, c. 195-230 AD, copper unit, 7g, cf. MA-3378+, elephant rider R / Mao, VF $26.00 sold
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JOUAN-JOUAN, c. 195-230 AD, 20mm copper, 2.7g, ~MA-3378+, imitation of Huvishka's elephant rider / Mao type, crude F $15.00
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JOUAN-JOUAN, c. 195-230 AD, 20mm copper, 1.5g, MA-3382, elephant rider L / Mao, VF $21.00
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JOUAN-JOUAN, c. 195-230 AD, 17mm copper, 2g, MA-3384, stick figure imitation of Huvishka's elephant rider / Mao type, aVF $21.00
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JOUAN-JOUAN, c. 195-230 AD, 19mm copper, 2.3g, ~MA-3383, stick figure imitation of Huvishka's elephant rider / Mao type, bit of porosity, aVF $13.00
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JOUAN-JOUAN, c. 195-230 AD, 16mm copper, elephant rider / Mao, ~MA-3384, bits of crust, VF $15.00 sold
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