Unknown Æ - Tardu Chach, Uncertain Principality IV

Obverse description	Crude hammered bronze flan of irregular round form. The central field bears a Sogdian inscription rendered in raised relief, reading 'x`g`n' (Khagan), executed in a cursive script characteristic of early medieval Central Asian coinage. The legend occupies the majority of the obverse field and is bordered below by a row of small pellets forming a decorative pellet border. The surfaces display significant wear and porosity consistent with the coin's age and burial history.
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Obverse lettering	x`g`n (Translation: Khagan)
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Additional information	Chach — the region around modern Tashkent — sat at a crossroads of Silk Road commerce in the late sixth century, administered by a patchwork of minor Sogdian-influenced principalities whose hierarchies remain poorly understood. The designation "Uncertain Principality IV" reflects exactly that: Shagalov and Kuznetsov's classification acknowledges an issuing authority that cannot yet be tied to a named ruler or dynastic line with confidence. These small bronzes circulated locally, and their attribution continues to shift as new hoards from the Chirchiq valley are studied.