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Unknown AE - Azkatswar I Afrighid
| Issuer | Afrighid dynasty (Choresmia) |
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| Year | 650-712 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse script | Chorasmian |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Afrighid dynasty ruled Khwarazm (Choresmia) as vassals — first under Sasanian suzerainty, then increasingly under pressure from the Arab conquests sweeping east in the mid-7th century. Azkatswar I held the throne through precisely this transition period, and his coinage reflects the administrative continuity that local dynasts maintained even as caliphate armies reshaped the region. Arab forces did not fully consolidate control over Khwarazm until the early 8th century, meaning issues of this reign straddle a genuine political fault line.
Vainberg's classification remains the foundational reference for Afrighid bronze, built on excavation material from Toprak-kala and surrounding sites.