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1 Drachm - Anonymous Ruler Tokhara Yabghus, Kavad I imitation
| Issuer | Tokhara Yabghus (Tokharistan) |
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| Year | 700 |
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| Weight | 3.76 g |
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| Obverse description | Sasanian-style draped bust facing right, wearing a Nezak-type crown; the effigy closely imitates the portrait style of Sasanian king Kavad I. Tamghas of type S61 appear in the outer margins of the field, serving as dynastic ownership marks characteristic of the Tokhara Yabghus series. |
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| Reverse description | Central fire altar with flowing ribbons, flanked by two standing attendants in Sasanian tradition; star and crescent symbols flank the altar flames above, emphasizing the Zoroastrian iconographic program inherited from Sasanian prototypes. A tamgha of type S61 appears to the right of the altar, with a mint inscription positioned to the left. |
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The Tokhara Yabghus controlled Tokharistan as nominal vassals under the Western Turk qaganate, then navigated the collapse of that system and the advancing Arab armies — all within the span of a few decades straddling the early eighth century. Imitating a Sasanian Kavad I type more than two centuries after that king's death reflects how thoroughly Sasanian monetary conventions had embedded themselves across Central Asia as the default idiom of legitimate silver coinage.
Göbl's Hun sequence places this type within a broader continuum of post-Sasanian imitative issues where the issuing authority matters more than the portrait being copied.