Coin of the Ruler Vakhshutava (Turgesh Khaganate)
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Description
Turgesh Khaganate. Round with a square hole in the center. A convex rim surrounds the coin’s edge. A rim also surrounds the central hole. The obverse features a circular Sogdian legend in cursive, written counterclockwise. The Sogdian legend “xwt’w w’xswt’wy pny” (Kamyshev, 2002) means “Coin of the ruler Vakhshutawa.”
O.S. Turgesh tamga, with the runic sign “r” on the left. The rim is linear.
Dating period:
VIII в.
Material:
Copper
Technique:
Casting
Size:
Диаметр - 2,3 см., отверстие - 0,6х0,6 см.
Category:
Numismatics