Coin of the Ruler Vakhshutava (Turgesh Khaganate)

Description

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, written in cursive, counterclockwise. The Sogdian legend reads xwt’w w’xswt’wy pny (Kamyshev, 2002) – “Coin of the ruler Vakhshutawa.”