Catalog
Unknown AE - Wazamar Middle Period, Bust
| Issuer | Choresmia (ancient) |
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| Year | 250-300 |
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| Diameter | 15.26 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central device consisting of a swastika-form tamgha, the dynastic emblem of the Chorasmian ruling house, occupying the majority of the flan. The arms of the swastika-like symbol are rendered with curvilinear hooks, consistent with the Chorasmian tamgha tradition as documented in Vainberg's typology. The surrounding field is plain and unadorned, with no inscription or border visible. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Choresmian coinage of the mid-third century remains one of the least understood series in Central Asian numismatics. Wazamar is identified as a Chorasmian ruler through coin evidence alone — no contemporary written source names him — placing his reign's reconstruction entirely in the hands of die studies and burial archaeology from the Amu Darya delta region. Vainberg's typological framework, built largely from Soviet-era excavations at Toprak-kala, is still the foundational reference, though attributions within it remain contested among specialists.