1 Drachm Peroz I imitation, Uncertain Sogdian mint, Northern Tokharistan, 2 countermarks, types 1 and 3

Peroz I Sasanian drachms circulated so widely across Central Asia after his death in 484 that local Sogdian and Tokharistani authorities continued striking imitations for well over a century, long after the Sasanian prototype had become a historical artifact rather than a current issue. The two countermarks punched into this piece represent successive revalidations — each one a local authority asserting acceptance, or restricting circulation to a specific valley or trade node along the routes feeding into Bactria.

Type 1 and Type 3 countermark combinations on Northern Tokharistan issues have been catalogued by Göbl and subsequently refined through the Zeno database, but attribution to a specific mint within the region remains genuinely unresolved.