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Unknown Æ - Unknown Tudun Ruler Chach, with cross
| Issuer | Principality of Chach |
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| Year | 601-801 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bust of ruler in three-quarter facing left, adorned with large pendant earrings and a distinctive cap or headdress. A cross device appears prominently in the field before the face, indicating possible religious or dynastic symbolism. The portrait is rendered in the typical Central Asian Sogdian artistic style, with bold, stylized facial features. The flan is irregular and the strike somewhat weak, consistent with hammered coinage of the region and period. |
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| Reverse description | Central field occupied by a pitchfork-shaped tamgha, serving as the dynastic emblem of the Chach rulers. The tamgha is encircled by a Sogdian inscription running around the periphery of the flan. The design is characteristic of the coinage issued by the Tudun rulers of Chach, combining a local dynastic symbol with a surrounding royal titulary legend. The strike and flan are irregular, typical of hammered bronze issues from this region. |
| Reverse script | Sogdian |
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