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Т9
Imitation of drachm of Sassanian king Peroz
Obv.: Bust of ruler right. Tamgha in the right field, Bactrian legend below. Four countermarks: two of them made by Bactrian italic script: ( a ,b), portrait c/m (head of warrior in helmet left, further # 1) and countermark in the shape of a heart with a trefoil inside (further # 2).
Rev.: Fire altar with attendants (mobeds) on both sides. Zoomorphic c/m in the field. (Countermark consists of co-joined forepart of doe left and head of an elephant right. Further # 3).
Billon 29 mm.

Т10
Obv.: Bust of ruler right. Tamgha to the right, Bactrian legend below. A portrait c/m (# 1) in the left field, countermark with Bactrian script above.
Rev.: Fire altar with attendants (mobeds) on both sides. Zoomorphic c/m (# 3) in the field.
Billon 27 mm.

Т11
Obv.: Bust of ruler right. Tamgha to the right, Bactrian legend below. Three c/m in the field: # 1, # 2 and portrait (head of bearded ruler with long hair left).
Rev.: Fire altar with attendants (mobeds) on both sides. Two c/m: zoomorphic (# 3) and portrait (male's head, further # 4) in the field.
Billon 28 mm.

Т12
Obv.: Bust of ruler right. Tamgha to the right, Bactrian legend below. The left countermark made by Bactrian script and was overstruck with a portrait c/m (# 1). An illegible countermark below.
Rev.: Stylized fire altar with attendants (mobeds) on both sides. Two c/m: # 3, # 4 in the field.
Billon 30 mm.

Т13
Obv.: Bust of ruler right. Tamgha to the right, Bactrian legend below. Three countermarks: ( # 1, # 2 ) and c/m, made by Bactrian script.
Rev.: Stylized fire altar with attendants (mobeds) on both sides. Zoomorphic c/m (# 3) in the field.
Billon 29 mm.

Т14
Obv.: Bust of ruler right. Tamgha to the right, Bactrian legend below. Countermark "a heart with a trefoil inside" (# 2) above and portrait c/m (# 1) in the field.
Rev.: Fire altar with attendants (mobeds) on both sides. Two c/m: zoomorphic (# 3) and portrait (# 4) in the field.
Billon 29 mm.

Т15
Obv.: Bust of ruler right. Tamgha to the right, Bactrian legend below. Portrait c/m (# 1) in the field.
Rev.: Fire altar with attendants (mobeds) on both sides. Two c/m: zoomorphic (# 3) and portrait (# 4) in the field.
Billon 31 mm.

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