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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3637616, member: 98035&quot;]Nice one! I&#039;ve dabbled in central Asia quite a bit - it&#039;s a fascinating region that produced some very alien-looking coins compared to the classical world. Still haven&#039;t gotten a Yabghu drachm yet, but I do have some earlier Peroz-imitations from about the same region.</p><p><br /></p><p>Early iterations made by the Hepthalites</p><p><br /></p><p>Early type - good copy, but has four pellets in obverse margin</p><p>[ATTACH=full]976235[/ATTACH] </p><p>Later type, no tamghas yet</p><p>[ATTACH=full]976236[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Late type with tamgha added to obverse margin at 3:00</p><p>[ATTACH=full]976239[/ATTACH] </p><p>Later type with tamgha at 7:00, Bactrian countermark</p><p>[ATTACH=full]976238[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Then of course the fun &quot;North Tokharistan&quot; or &quot;Kobadien&quot; billon drachms, which are always countermarked with portraits and mythical beasts</p><p>[ATTACH=full]976242[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]976241[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]976243[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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