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Drachm Countermarked, Sassanian type, Chaganian imitation of Khusro I, Northern Tokharistan mint
| Issuer | Alchon Huns |
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| Year | 500-540 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Sasanian king Khusro I facing right, wearing a distinctive crenellated crown with pendant ribbons and a beaded diadem, rendered in the provincial Chaganian imitative style with bold, somewhat schematized relief. The bust is encircled by a beaded border with flowing decorative ribbon motifs in the field. Three countermarks depicting Sogdian heads are applied around the central effigy — one visible at the upper field and two flanking the bust — each struck with a small punch over the original die work. The overall design faithfully follows Sasanian prototype iconography while exhibiting the cruder workmanship characteristic of Northern Tokharistan local imitations. |
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| Obverse script | Pahlavi |
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| Reverse description | Zoroastrian fire altar depicted centrally, flanked by two standing attendants facing inward in the standard Sasanian reverse composition, rendered in a simplified provincial style consistent with Chaganian workshop production. The attendants are shown in profile with their hands raised toward the flame, following the iconographic conventions of Khusro I drachm prototypes. Several countermarks of uncertain Bactrian attribution are applied in the reverse field, possibly representing stylized arrows or other symbolic devices. The overall execution is notably cruder than metropolitan Sasanian coinage, with flattened relief and compressed compositional elements typical of Tokharistan imitative issues. |
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