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The Kingdoms of North Tokharistan.
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Kingdoms of North Tokharistan; V through VIII Centuries
Countermarked Coins of Peroz I
Anonymous/Countermarked Imitation Peroz I Drachm
AR Drachm
circa 475 - 600 AD
Gobl Hunnen 283; Gobl Hunnen cntrmk 88 [Bactrian]; Gobl Hunnen cntrmk 79 [Sogdian]
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Host Coin: Imitation Peroz I [first crown]
Mint: BBA
Regnal year: none/Pahlavi 'M'
28 x 29 mm.
3.49 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Anonymous/Countermarked Peroz I Drachm
AR Drachm
circa 475 - 600 AD
Host Coin: Peroz I [2nd crown]
Mint: MA
Regnal year: none/king's name
30 x 29 mm.
3.69 gm.
Gobl Hunnen 283; Gobl Hunnen cntrmk 79 [Sogdian]
Die position=3h
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=24 mm.
Obverse:
Reverse:
Countermarked Coins of Peroz I (from Vakhsh (?))
Anonymous/Countermarked Peroz I Drachm
AR Drachm [1]
circa 475 - 600 AD
Mitchiner ACW -; Gobl Hunnen 283v.; Gobl Hunnen cntrmk 84 [Bactrian 'choko' or 'chono']; Gobl Hunnen cntrmk - [Pahlavi (?) 'AShGN' or 'ARShN' or similar]; KMC - (8 - 10 type)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=22 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Host Coin: Peroz I [first crown]
Mint: RYW
Regnal year: none/Pahlavi 'M'
26 mm.
2.91 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Chaghaniyan tamgha; Bactrian word; Pahlavi (?) word.
Reverse:
Anonymous/Countermarked Peroz I Drachm
AR Drachm [2]
circa 475 - 600 AD
Mitchiner ACW -; Gobl Hunnen 283v.; Gobl Hunnen cntrmk 84 [Bactrian 'choko' or 'chono']; KMC 8 - 10 type
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Host Coin: Peroz I [first crown]
Mint: AY
Regnal year: year 6 (?)
25 x 26 mm.
3.02 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Chaghaniyan tamgha; Bactrian word.
Reverse:
Anonymous/Countermarked Peroz I Drachm
AR Drachm [3]
circa 475 - 600 AD
Mitchiner ACW -; Gobl Hunnen 283v.; Gobl Hunnen cntrmk 85 [Sogdian 'xwb'] struck over Gobl Hunnen cntrmk 84 [Bactrian 'choko' or 'chono']; KMC 3 type
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
Host Coin: Peroz I [first crown]
Mint: A
Regnal year: none/blundered king's name
26 mm.
2.66 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Chaghaniyan tamgha; Sogdian word struck over Bactrian word.
Reverse:
Anonymous/Countermarked Peroz I Drachm
AR Drachm [4]
circa 475 - 600 AD
Mitchiner ACW -; Gobl Hunnen 283v.; Gobl Hunnen cntrmk 85 [Sogdian 'xwb']; Gobl Hunnen cntrmk 84 [Bactrian 'choko' or 'chono']; KMC 4 - 6 type
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=20 mm.
Host Coin: Peroz I [second crown]
Mint: RA (RAM (?))
Regnal year: none/Pahlavi 'M'
25 x 24 mm.
3.27 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Chaghaniyan tamgha; Bactrian word; Sogdian word.
Reverse:
Anonymous/Countermarked Peroz I Drachm
AR Drachm [5]
circa 475 - 600 AD
Mitchiner ACW -; Gobl Hunnen 283v.; Gobl Hunnen cntrmk 84 [Bactrian 'choko' or 'chono']; KMC 11 - 15 type
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Host Coin: Peroz I [second crown]
Mint: WH
Regnal year: none/blundered king's name
25 x 24 mm.
2.59 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Chaghaniyan tamgha; Bactrian word.
Reverse:
Anonymous/Countermarked Peroz I Drachm
AR Drachm [6]
circa 475 - 600 AD
Mitchiner ACW -; Gobl Hunnen 283v.; Gobl Hunnen cntrmk 84 [Bactrian 'choko' or 'chono']; KMC 2 type
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
Host Coin: Peroz I [second crown]
Mint: WH
Regnal year: none/blundered king's name
26 x 23 mm.
3.01 gm.
Die position=4h
Obverse: No tamgha; Bactrian word.
Reverse:
Tang Period Ruler of Vakhsh (?)
AE Drachm (?)
circa 650 - 700 AD (?)
Zeimal 1994 -; Smirnova 1625v.
16 mm.
1.21 gm.
Die position=12h (?)
Obverse: Sogdian legend; tamgha.
Reverse: Sogdian legend.
Note: Courtesy Alexander Akin collection.
Countermarked Coins of Khusro I from Chaghaniyan
Anonymous/Countermarked Khusro I Drachm
AR Drachm
circa 550 - 600 AD
Mitchiner ACW -, Gobl Hunnen Em. - , Rtveladze 45v.
Host Coin: Khusro I
Mint: WRC (?)
Regnal year: ?
Diameter of obverse dotted border= mm.; diameter of reverse border= mm.
25 mm.
2.10 gm.
Die position=4h
Obverse: Bust right, Pahlavi legend. 3 human head countermarks, each wearing an elephant headdress (?); unknown Bactrian word countermark.
Reverse: Fire altar with two attendants. Bactrian word countermark.
Anonymous/Countermarked Khusro I Drachm
AR Drachm
circa 550 - 600 AD
Mitchiner ACW -, Gobl Hunnen Em. - , Rtveladze 45v.
Host Coin: Khusro I
Mint: WYHC (?)
Regnal year: ?
Diameter of obverse dotted border= mm.; diameter of reverse border= mm.
25 mm.
2.15 gm.
Die position=8h
Obverse: Bust right, Pahlavi legend. 3 human head countermarks; unknown Bactrian word (Sashro-Xidev (?)) and tamgha.
Reverse: Fire altar with two attendants.
Anonymous/Countermarked Khusro I Drachm
AR Drachm [7]
circa 550 - 600 AD
Mitchiner ACW -, Gobl Hunnen Em. - , Rtveladze 45v.; KMC 22 - 25 type
Host Coin: Khusro I
Mint: GW (?)
Regnal year: year 39 (?)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
25 x 26 mm. (clipped)
2.34 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse: Fire altar with two attendants.
Anonymous/Countermarked Khusro I Drachm
AR Drachm [8]
circa 550 - 600 AD
Mitchiner ACW -, Gobl Hunnen Em. - , Rtveladze 45v.; KMC 22 - 25 type
Host Coin: Khusro I
Mint: ?
Regnal year: year 28
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
26 mm. (clipped)
2.27 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse: Fire altar with two attendants.
Anonymous/Countermarked Khusro I Drachm
AR Drachm [9]
circa 550 - 600 AD
Mitchiner ACW -, Gobl Hunnen Em. - , Rtveladze 45v.; KMC 22 - 25 type
Host Coin: Khusro I
Mint: GD
Regnal year: ?
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=23 mm.
25 x 24 mm. (clipped)
2.16 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse: Fire altar with two attendants.
Anonymous/Countermarked Khusro I Drachm
AR Drachm [10]
circa 550 - 600 AD
Mitchiner ACW -, Gobl Hunnen Em. - , Rtveladze 45v.; KMC 26 type
Host Coin: Khusro I
Mint: MR
Regnal year: year 47
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=24 mm.
27 mm.
2.79 gm.
Die position=4h
Obverse: Two heads facing towards the center of the coin.
Reverse: Fire altar with two attendants.
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