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1 Cash - Arslan Bilge Khan Read counterclockwise
| Issuer | Arslanid dynasty |
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| Year | 716-734 |
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| Reference(s) | Kamyshev#48 |
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| Reverse description | Central square hole surrounded by four incuse, trident-like symbols disposed symmetrically in the field at the cardinal points around the perforation. These stylized devices, deeply impressed into the cast bronze flan, are characteristic ornamental or tamga-type motifs associated with Arslanid coinage of the Fergana region. The remainder of the reverse field is plain, with no additional inscription or legend. |
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| Mintage | ND (716-734) |
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The Arslanid dynasty ruled the Ferghana Valley as nominal vassals of the Tang dynasty, though their coinage tells a different story — autonomous issue, local script, local weight standards. Arslan Bilge Khan's cash pieces follow the square-holed Chinese format adopted across Central Asia, but the Sogdian legend reading counterclockwise marks it as distinctly Transoxianan in execution. Kamyshev's cataloguing of this type draws heavily on hoards recovered from the Ferghana region, where administrative and commercial activity under the Türgesh confederation kept small bronze denominations in active use.