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Unknown Æ - Satachari II
| Issuer | Ustrushana, Principality of |
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| Year | 601-725 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Elephant depicted in left profile, rendered in low relief in a schematic, provincial style characteristic of Sogdian coinage. The animal occupies the central field, with its trunk, legs, and body mass clearly delineated despite the irregular flan. A Sogdian inscription encircles the elephant in the surrounding field, identifying the issuing ruler. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears the double tamgha dynastic emblem of the Principality of Ustrushana, rendered in low relief at the center of the field. The tamgha, a composite symbol of authority and dynastic identity, appears as a stylized device formed by two conjoined or overlapping elements. The field is otherwise plain, consistent with hammered bronze issues of the Central Asian principalities of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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