Silk Road Series - Proto-Qarakhanid Cash Coin

Semirech'ye - Newly Islamicized transitional coinage of the Proto-Qarakhanid

Estimated circa 10th century AD.

The newly Islamicized Sogdian Qarakhanid people issued these very rare coinage as a transitional design from the incumbent Sino-Turgesh to the Islamic Coinage of the Arab world. The inscriptions here are in Kufic, an Iraqi-Arabic script and inscribed Malik Aram Yinal Cig. Some authors even attributed these to the final coinage of the Western Liao whom were pushed to the west and subsequently destroyed by the Mongols. Additional information can be gathered here

http://www.charm.ru/coins/misc/sogd-arab.shtml

http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=121151

 

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That is in a fine condition. These are typically poor, congrats. Here is mine for comparison:

 

@Quant.Geek Great to see you here bud!!!

 

Glad to be here Nathan! This place is a nice addition to WoC

 

Cool stuff guys!

Oh and welcome @Quant.Geek !

 

Thanks @Quant.Geek ... I saw your posting online. Great specimen you got there too.. Jade green patination. . Very nice

 

welcome QG!

and another coin i didn't even know existed LS...cool coin and post.

 

Thanks for the warm welcome guys! I'll post some more of my Sogdian and Byzantine coins in the future, stay tuned

QG

 

Welcome, Quant.Geek ... it is always awesome to get new members (the more, the merrier!!)



Geeesh => apparently I'm gonna have to start learning a bit more about cash-coins!! (they are quickly becoming the hot topic on the ol' boards!!)



... oh, and I can't wait to see your other coins as well (again, welcome)