Unknown Æ - Anonymous Nakhshab

Obverse description	Crude bust of a ruler facing right, rendered in a debased Sogdian artistic style characteristic of the Nakhshab principality. The effigy displays a helmeted or crowned head with simplified facial features, surrounded by a rough, irregular flan. The field around the bust is largely plain, with faint traces of borderline dots or pellets visible at the periphery. The striking is off-center and typical of the hammered coinage of this region and period.
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Reverse description	A highly schematized and crudely rendered design occupying the central field of the reverse, consistent with a stylized altar or symbol typical of Sogdian coinage from the Nakhshab principality. The design is difficult to resolve clearly due to heavy corrosion and the rough, porous surface of the flan. Traces of a Sogdian inscription are present in the field, though largely illegible due to the worn condition of the die and the irregular strike. The overall execution reflects the provincial, anonymous issues of 4th–5th century Central Asian bronze coinage.
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