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1 Drachm Peroz I imitation, Uncertain Sogdian mint, Northern Tokharistan, 2 countermarks, types 1 and 7

Issuer Uncertain Sogdian mint
Year 501-601
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Composition Silver
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Reverse description Zoroastrian fire altar at center, flanked by two attendant figures standing in profile facing the altar, a composition derived directly from canonical Sasanian drachm reverse types. The altar is rendered with a stepped base and a flame rising from the altar top, consistent with Peroz I prototype coinage but executed in the simplified, local imitative tradition of Northern Tokharistan. Remnants of a beaded border encircle the design. The overall style reflects debasement and schematization characteristic of post-Sasanian Sogdian provincial issues of the sixth century.
Reverse script Pahlavi
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Mintage ND (501-601)
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