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Title
Xalaç İlteber, Tegin of Xwäräsän
Obverse
Bust of the tegin to the front-right with a pearl beaded diadem with winged crescents to right, left, and center, all with a star in the center, and surmounted with a lion's head and tied with ornamental ribbons. The tegin is wearing two pearl beaded necklaces with a roundel pendant on the higher of the two in addition to Varxun-style earrings. Arya script to the right and Brahmi script encompassing the entire obverse.
Reverse
Bust of deity to the front, nimbus of flame, name and date in Pärsig.
Dimensions
D: 29.20mm; W: 3.42gr
Culture
Xalaç (Turk Shahis)
Material
Dating
728 - 729
Reference
X-XI-TXI
Location
Xwäräsän (Khorasan), Kubhä (Kabul)
Copyright Status
Copyright, Ariana Coins
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