Unknown Æ - Tardu Chach, Uncertain Principality IV

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.