Minting authority
Turk Shahis
Ruler
Chorasan Tegin Shah
(after 680 – around 738 CE)
Denomination
Drachm
(Silver)
Mint
Kabulistan (?)
Obverse
Bust with lion's head-crescent moon crown in three-quarter view; Bactrian inscription "His Excellence, the King", Brahmi legend "His Excellence, the Iltäbär of Khalaj, Worshipper of the highest God, His Excellence, the King, the divine Tegin […]"
Reverse
Bust of the Iranian fire god Adur in flame nimbus; Pehlevi inscription "Tegin, King of Khorasan, (Year) 77 (post-Yazdgerd era = 728 CE)"
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