Unknown AE - Wazamar Middle Period

Obverse description	Bust of the ruler facing right, wearing an elaborate eagle-shaped crown ornamented with protruding elements, the hair rendered in a series of curled locks falling behind the neck. The portrait is executed in a schematic but vigorous style characteristic of Khwarizmian coinage of the Middle Period. The coin is surrounded by a border of pellets, partially visible around the irregular flan edge.
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Reverse script	Khwarizmian (Aramaic-derived)
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Additional information	Choresmian coinage of the mid-third century remains among the least systematically studied in Central Asian numismatics, with Vainberg's classification still serving as the primary framework decades after publication. The Wazamar series specifically has resisted clean chronological ordering — the "Middle Period" designation reflects die-study groupings more than any firmly anchored historical date, and the 250–300 range should be treated as an approximation. Choresmia maintained remarkable political independence during this period, sitting between the Sasanian Empire to the southwest and the fragmenting Kushan territories to the east. Its local bronze issues circulated within a closed regional economy with minimal outside monetary influence.