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1 Cash - Anonymous Single tamgha, with R
| Issuer | Türgesh Khaganate |
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| Year | 716-750 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse script | Sogdian |
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| Reverse description | Central square hole surrounded by a raised square border, with the reverse field otherwise largely plain. A single Runic letter 'ᚱ' (R) appears in the field to the left of the square hole, serving as a tamgha or control mark associated with the issuing authority. The outer rim is a plain raised border. The minimalist reverse design is characteristic of Türgesh coinage influenced by both Chinese cash and Central Asian monetary traditions. |
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The Türgesh Khaganate emerged from the wreckage of the Western Turkic Qaganate after Arab and Tang Chinese pressure fragmented the old order across Sogdia and the Tarim Basin. These anonymous cash issues were struck without ruler identification — a deliberate administrative choice, or possibly a reflection of how rapidly khagans succeeded one another during the dynasty's turbulent middle decades. The "R" countermark designation in Kamyshev's typology distinguishes a subgroup whose precise issuing location remains debated, with Suyab and Chuy Valley sites both proposed.