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Unknown Æ - Khwanurk Chach
| Issuer | Principality of Chach |
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| Year | 601-801 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central pitchfork-shaped tamgha, the dynastic symbol of the rulers of Chach, occupying the center of the flan. The tamgha is encircled by a Sogdian inscription reading the ruler's title and name, rendered in the cursive Sogdian script characteristic of Chach coinage of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Chach — the region around modern Tashkent — operated as a loose constellation of small princedoms during this period, each issuing its own coinage with minimal coordination. The Khwanurk series is attributed to local rulers whose names remain unrecorded in surviving sources, identified only through coin typology and the Shagalov and Kuznetsov corpus. Attribution within this group continues to shift as new hoards surface from the Chirchiq Valley and surrounding sites.