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1 Cash - Inal-Tegin Type 2
| Issuer | Arslanid dynasty |
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| Year | 740-760 |
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| Currency | Cash (701-760) |
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| Obverse script | Sogdian |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a Türgesh tamgha symbol positioned below the central square hole, accompanied by a single runic character (R) to its right. A brief Sogdian legend appears above the hole. The tamgha serves as the dynastic emblem of the Türgesh rulers, while the combination of Sogdian script and runic script reflects the multi-cultural administrative context of Semirech'ye coinage in the mid-8th century. The design elements are rendered in raised relief typical of cast bronze cash coinage. |
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The Arslanid dynasty controlled the Ferghana Valley during a period of intense geopolitical pressure — the Tang Chinese to the east, the expanding Abbasid Caliphate to the west, and the residual Türgesh Khaganate collapsing to the north following the Battle of the Talas River in 751. The Inal-Tegin designation likely reflects a Turkic title of authority absorbed into the local Sogdian administrative framework, a pattern common among rulers navigating multiple cultural spheres simultaneously.
Kamyshev's Type 2 classification distinguishes this issue from the earlier Inal-Tegin series by specific die characteristics documented in his Central Asian bronze corpus.