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Unknown Æ - Unknown Ruler
| Issuer | Kanka, City of |
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| Year | 601-801 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bust of a ruler depicted in three-quarter right-facing view, with sharply rendered hair; a crescent moon and star appear to the left, right, and above the effigy, serving as celestial symbols of authority. The portrait is rendered in a schematic, provincial Central Asian style typical of Chach coinage of the early medieval period. |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts the dynastic tamgha of Kanka mounted on a stand or altar, a device characteristic of Chach-region coinage used as a dynastic emblem. The tamgha is encircled by a Sogdian legend running around the periphery of the flan, identifying the issuing authority. |
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| Mintage | ND (601-801) |
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