Minting authority
Turk Shahis
Ruler
From Kesar
(around 738 – 745 CE)
Denomination
Drachm
(Silver)
Mint
Kabulistan (?)
Obverse
Bust with wing crown; overstruck Bactrian inscription in margin "From Kesar, His Majesty, the Lord, who smote the Arabs"
Reverse
Fire altar with two attendants; overstruck Bactrian inscription in margin "and thereby saved [? …]" Bactrian inscription overstruck on a drachmn of the Arab governor Salm bin Ziyad, Year 68 AH (= 687 CE) or of the Sasanian king Khusro II from the 28th year of his reign (= 618 CE)
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