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1 Cash - Oghitmish Without hole
| Issuer | Tukhus tribe |
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| Year | 730-766 |
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| Weight | 2.01 g |
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| Reverse description | Circular Sogdian legend occupying the field, reading 'Coin of the Master, Türgesh Khagan', arranged around the central area of the flan in cursive Sogdian script, invoking the authority of the Türgesh Khagan as the supreme overlord. The reverse field is otherwise plain, without additional symbols or devices. The flan displays the irregular, cast fabric common to Sogdian-influenced bronze coinage of the Semirechye region, with pronounced surface corrosion and a deep green patina consistent with prolonged burial. |
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| Reverse lettering | bgy twrkys x`g`n pny (Translation: Coin of the Master, Türgesh Khagan) |
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The Tukhus were one of the Western Turkic tribal confederations operating in the Semirechye region during the 8th century, minting their own bronze issues as local authority fragmented following the collapse of the Western Turkic Qaghanate. The absence of the central casting hole — standard on most contemporary Sogdian-influenced issues of the region — on this variety is the distinguishing feature behind Kamyshev's separate classification. Whether this reflects a deliberate departure or a workshop anomaly remains unresolved in the literature.