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Unknown Æ - Wanwan Kangju, 1st period, regular tamgha, with dot
| Uitgever | Kangju Kingdom |
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| Jaar | 201-601 |
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| Referentie(s) | Sh&K#6 |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Diademed bust of a long-haired ruler facing left, depicted in a schematic Central Asian style typical of Sogdian-influenced coinage. The hair falls in thick, rope-like strands along the neck and behind the head. The facial features are rendered in low relief, with a pronounced nose and simplified eye. The field surrounding the effigy is plain and largely unadorned. |
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| Opschrift keerzijde | c`c`n n`p`c wnwn xwb (Translation: Ruler Wanwan of the Chachian people) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Kangju was a Sogdian-adjacent nomadic confederation controlling the middle Syr Darya region, sandwiched between the Xiongnu to the east and Parthia to the southwest. Its coinage is among the least understood in Central Asian numismatics — attributions remain contested, and the Shagalov and Kuznetsov corpus (the Sh&K reference) represents the most systematic attempt to impose order on a chaotic series. The "Wanwan" designation itself reflects Chinese transcription of a polity name, filtered through Han and later sources that were rarely interested in precision.
The dot variant distinguishing this piece from the plain tamgha type is a minor but catalogically significant detail — whether it marks a sub-mint, a chronological phase, or an issuing authority remains unresolved.