Early Central Asian Kingdoms, page 5

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The Kingdoms of North Tokharistan.

Kingdoms of North Tokharistan; V through VIII Centuries

Countermarked Imitations of Khusro I from Chaghaniyan:
'wishbone' in front of bust

Anonymous/Imitative of Khusro I or Hormazd IV
AR Drachm [11]
circa 580 - 750 AD
Kuznetsov KMC 38
KMC obverse die=9
KMC reverse die=8
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=20 mm.
25 mm.
2.73 gm.
Die position=4h
Obverse: 3 head countermarks; 'y' shaped mark behind bust. Necklace ornament has 3 pellets. Crescent outside border at 9h contains star (Hormazd IV [t.p.q.=579 AD] or later).
Reverse: Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 3. Fire altar with two attendants; attendants' headdresses consist of 3 oblong pellets. Blundered Pahlavi word in left field resembles cross or swastika.

Countermarked Imitations of Khusro I:
'h' shaped mark in front of bust, 'Lz' mark behind

Anonymous/Imitative of Khusro I
AR Drachm [12]
circa 580 - 750 AD
Kuznetsov KMC 43v.
KMC obverse die=10
KMC reverse die= - (similar to 11)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=21 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
26 mm.
2.70 gm.
Die position=2h
Obverse: 3 head countermarks; 'Lz' shaped mark behind bust; 'h' shaped mark in front. Necklace ornament has 3 pellets.
Reverse: Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 3. Fire altar with two attendants; attendants' headdresses consist of oblong pellet within crescent. Blundered Pahlavi word in right field resembles crescent.

Anonymous/Imitative of Khusro I
AR Drachm [13]
circa 580 - 750 AD
Kuznetsov KMC 44v.
KMC obverse die=10
KMC reverse die= - (similar to 11)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
26 x 25 mm.
2.65 gm.
Die position=2h
Obverse: 3 head countermarks and Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 1; 'Lz' shaped mark behind bust; 'h' shaped mark in front. Necklace ornament has 3 pellets. Crescent outside border at 3h contains star (Hormazd IV [t.p.q.=579 AD] or later).
Reverse: Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 3. Fire altar with two attendants; attendants' headdresses consist of oblong pellet within crescent. Blundered Pahlavi word in right field resembles crescent.

Anonymous/Imitative of Khusro I
AR Drachm [14]
circa 580 - 750 AD
Kuznetsov KMC 43v.
KMC obverse die=10
KMC reverse die= - (similar to 11)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
25 x 24 mm.
2.63 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: 3 head countermarks; 'Lz' shaped mark behind bust; 'h' shaped mark in front. Necklace ornament has 3 pellets.
Reverse: Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 3. Fire altar with two attendants; attendants' headdresses consist of 3 oblong pellets.

Countermarked Imitations of Khusro I:
'y' mark in front of bust, 'S' mark behind

Anonymous/Imitative of Khusro I
AR Drachm [15]
circa 550 - 750 AD
Kuznetsov KMC 50 or 53 type
KMC obverse die=11
KMC reverse die=- (similar to 2)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
25 mm.
2.66 gm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: 3 head countermarks; 'S' shaped mark behind bust; 'y' shaped mark in front. Necklace ornament has 3 pellets.
Reverse: Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 3. Fire altar with two attendants; attendants' headdresses consist of oblong pellet within crescent. Blundered Pahlavi legends in fields.

Anonymous/Imitative of Khusro I
AR Drachm [16]
circa 550 - 750 AD
Kuznetsov KMC 47 - 48, 54 type
KMC obverse die=11
KMC reverse die=- (similar to 2)
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
26 mm.
2.67 gm.
Die position=7h
Obverse: 3 head countermarks and Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 1; 'S' shaped mark behind bust; 'y' shaped mark in front. Necklace ornament has 3 pellets.
Reverse: Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 3. Fire altar with two attendants; attendants' headdresses consist of oblong pellet within crescent. Blundered Pahlavi legends in fields.

Anonymous/Imitative of Khusro I
AR Drachm [17]
circa 550 - 750 AD
Kuznetsov KMC 49 or 51 type
KMC obverse die=11
KMC reverse die=13
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=22 mm.
25 x 24 mm.
2.31 gm.
Die position=6h
Obverse: 3 head countermarks and Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 2 (?); 'S' shaped mark behind bust; 'y' shaped mark in front. Necklace ornament has 3 pellets.
Reverse: Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 3. Fire altar with two attendants; attendants' headdresses consist of oblong pellet within crescent. Blundered Pahlavi legends in fields.

Countermarked Imitations of Khusro I:
no mark or letter in front or in back of bust

Anonymous/Imitative of Khusro I
AR Drachm [18]
circa 550 - 750 AD
Kuznetsov KMC 66v.
KMC obverse die=14
KMC reverse die=20
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=20 mm.
26 x 27 mm.
2.77 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: 3 head countermarks; no marks or letters in front or behind bust. No necklace ornament.
Reverse: Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 3. Fire altar with two attendants; attendants' headdresses consist of 'U' shaped device. 'f' shaped mark in right field.

Anonymous/Imitative of Khusro I
AR Drachm [19]
circa 550 - 750 AD
Kuznetsov KMC 66v.
KMC obverse die=14
KMC reverse die=20
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
24 mm. (clipped)
2.09 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: 3 head countermarks; no marks or letters in front or behind bust. No necklace ornament.
Reverse: Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 3. Fire altar with two attendants; attendants' headdresses consist of 'U' shaped device. 'f' shaped mark in right field.

Anonymous/Imitative of Khusro I
AR Drachm [20]
circa 550 - 750 AD
Kuznetsov KMC 67v.
KMC obverse die=14
KMC reverse die=21
Diameter of obverse dotted border=20 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
22 x 23 mm. (clipped)
1.99 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: 3 head countermarks and Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 1; no marks or letters in front or behind bust. No necklace ornament.
Reverse: Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 3. Fire altar with two attendants; attendants' headdresses consist of 'U' shaped device. Pahlavi 'Sh' in left field.

Countermarked Imitations of Khusro I:
'S' in front of bust

Anonymous/Imitative of Khusro I
AR Drachm [21]
circa 550 - 750 AD
Kuznetsov KMC - (73 - 76 type)
KMC obverse die= - (similar to 16)
KMC reverse die=26
Diameter of obverse dotted border=19 mm.; diameter of reverse border=21 mm.
26 x 27 mm.
2.58 gm.
Die position=2h
Obverse: 3 head countermarks; 'S' shaped mark in front of bust. No necklace ornament.
Reverse: Kuznetsov KMC Countermark 3. Fire altar with two attendants; attendants' headdresses consist of 'U' shaped device (looking very much like antlers) containing 'bowling pin'. Pahlavi 'AYR' (?) in right field (in quite good style); blundered Pahlavi legend in left field.
Note: This coin and coin #22 below, bear the same head countermark die as coin #7, on page 2.

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