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Kh1
Imitation of tetradrachm of Bactrian king Eucratides, later 2nd century B.C.
Obverse: Helmeted bust of king right.
Reverse: Distorted Greek legend PAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛY; EYKIATIΔY below. Dioskouroi on rearing horses. Monogram “HT” in the right field, tamgha in the left field.
(#6 B.Vainberg, Coins of Ancient Khwarezm, type AI,
#51 M.Mitchiner, Indo-Greek and..., Type 497)
AR 34 mm. Weight 15.64 gram. /Unique/

Kh2
Unknown ruler, 1st century B.C.
Obverse: Crowned bust of beardless king right.
Reverse: Distorted legend: IVXIVEΩVIIEΓΛVΛEIVIΛVI. Dioskouroi on rearing horses. Monogram in the right field, tamgha in the left field.
(#6 B.Vainberg, Coins of Ancient Khwarezm, type AII )
AR 34 mm. Weight 13.6 gram. /Unique/

Kh3
Unknown ruler, later 1st century B.C. – early 1st century A.D.
Obverse: Crowned bust of bearded king right. Nike flying behind.
Reverse: Distorted legend: IVIVEΩIEΩΓΛVE EIΛVIΛΓ. Crowned and diademed horseman. Tamgha in the left field.
(#6 B.Vainberg, Coins of Ancient Khwarezm, type AIII )
AR /Extremely Rare/

Kh4
Unknown ruler, middle 1st century A.D.
Obverse: Crowned bust of bearded king right. Nike flying behind.
Reverse: Distorted unreadable Greek legend. Crowned and diademed horseman. Khwarezmian legend with king’s name below (part of the coin where the name should be is broken off on both known specimens). Tamgha in the left field.
(#6 B.Vainberg, Coins of Ancient Khwarezm, type Б(1)I )
AR /Extremely Rare/

Kh5
Unknown ruler, middle 1st century A.D.
Uniface coin
Obverse: Tamgha with a dot in the center.
These coins were mostly restruck on the Kushan cut copper coins. Possibly, this is the first attempt at a copper coinage in Khwarezm.
(#6 B.Vainberg, Coins of Ancient Khwarezm, type Б,B/2 )
AE /Very Rare/

Kh6
King Artav, later 1st century A.D.
Obverse: Crowned bust of beardless king right.
Reverse: Distorted unreadable Greek legend. Crowned and diademed horseman. Khwarezmian legend with king’s name below ('rt'w MLK'). Tamgha in the left field.
(#6 B.Vainberg, Coins of Ancient Khwarezm, type Б(1)II)
AR /Extremely Rare/

Kh7
King Artav, late 1st century A.D.
Uniface coin.
Obverse: Khwarezmian legend ’rt’w, without a title.
(#6 B.Vainberg, Coins of Ancient Khwarezm, type Б(2)20 )
AE 16 мм. /Extremely Rare/

Kh8
King Artav, late 1st century A.D.
Uniface coin.
Obverse: Distorted Khwarezmian legend ’rt’w, without a title.
(#6 B.Vainberg, Coins of Ancient Khwarezm, type Б(2)21 )
AE 14 мм. /Extremely Rare/

Kh9
Unknown ruler
Obverse: Diademed bust of bearded king left, diadem with a crescent.
Reverse: Tamgha in the center.
Perhaps imitation of Parthian coins.
(#6 B.Vainberg, Coins of Ancient Khwarezm, type Б,B/3 )
AE /Extremely Rare/

Kh9a
Unknown ruler
Obverse: Diademed bust of beardless king left, diadem with a crescent.
Reverse: Tamgha in the center.
Perhaps imitation of Parthian coins.
(#6 B.Vainberg, Coins of Ancient Khwarezm, type Б,B/3 )
AE /Extremely Rare/

Kh10
King Artramush, later 2nd - early 3rd century A.D.
Obverse: Crowned bust of beardless king right.
Reverse: Distorted unreadable Greek legend. Crowned and diademed horseman with a spear. Khwarezmian legend with king’s name below (wrtrmws MLK'). Tamgha in the left field.
(#6 B.Vainberg, Coins of Ancient Khwarezm, type Б(1)III)
AR /Extremely Rare/

Kh11
King Artramush, later 2nd - early 3rd century A.D.
Obverse: Crowned bust of bearded king right. Nike flying behind.
Reverse: Distorted unreadable Greek legend. Crowned and diademed horseman with a spear. Khwarezmian legend with king’s name below. Tamgha in the left field.
(#6 B.Vainberg, Coins of Ancient Khwarezm, type Б(1)IV)
AR /Unique/

Kh12
King Artramush (?), later 2nd - early 3rd century A.D.
Obverse: Crowned head of king right, crown with a crescent.
Reverse: Tamgha in the center.
During the same period, found in circulation are the Kushan copper coins overstruck with this tamgha.
(#6 B.Vainberg, Coins of Ancient Khwarezm, type Б,B/1 )
AE /Extremely Rare/

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