1 Drachm - Turk Shahis

Issuer	Western Turk Shahis (Central Asia (ancient))
Year	630-711
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Value	Drachm (1)
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Obverse description	Diademed bust of the king facing right, rendered in the characteristic Turk Shahi style with a pronounced artificially elongated skull. The effigy is shown in regal attire with a crown surmounted by a bull-head finial, and the figure wears prominent earrings and a pearl necklace. Symbolic devices flank the portrait within the field. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. A Brahmi legend reading 'Sri SaHi' appears in the field.
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Obverse lettering	(Translation: Sri SaHi)
Reverse description	A Zoroastrian fire altar occupies the center of the reverse, depicted frontally with flames rising from the altar top and a stepped base below. Two attendant figures, rendered in profile, stand on either side of the altar facing inward, each appearing to tend the sacred flame. Wheel or solar symbols are visible in the upper field to either side of the flame. The composition is framed by a beaded border and vertical strings of pellets flanking the altar and attendants.
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