Coin of the Turgesh Khaganate
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Description
The coin is round with a square hole in the center. A 3 mm thick convex rim surrounds the coin’s edge. A rim also surrounds the central hole. The obverse features a circular Sogdian legend in cursive, counterclockwise, “xwt’w w’xswt’wy pny” (Kamyshev, 2002). O.S. Turgesh tamga, with the runic sign “r” on the left and the Sogdian inscription “pny” below.
Dating period:
первая половина VIII в.
Material:
Copper
Technique:
Casting
Size:
Диаметр - 2,5 см., отверстие - 0,5х0,5 см.
Category:
Numismatics