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1 Cash - Anonymous Single tamgha, with R and prn
| Issuer | Türgesh Khaganate |
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| Year | 716-750 |
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| Currency | Cash (716-766) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (716-750) |
| Additional information |
The Türgesh Khaganate rose to prominence in the Semirechye region after displacing the Western Türks in the early 8th century, and their coinage reflects a monetary system still finding its footing — heavily influenced by Sogdian and Chinese models without fully committing to either. The tamgha on these issues functioned as a dynastic mark of authority rather than a mint identifier in any administrative sense.
Attribution within this series remains genuinely contested. Smirnova's catalog work drew heavily on Soviet-era excavation finds from the Chuy Valley, and the "Anonymous" designation here reflects not laziness but the real difficulty of anchoring specific types to named khagans within the 716–750 window.