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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 2021245, member: 44140&quot;]During the early middle ages the Arab advance into central seemed unstoppable and nearly complete, the products of the silk road lined the city streets and the pockets of merchants.</p><p>The Sogd traders are among the most famous and celebrated trade cultures of the ancient world. Ancient Chinese and Indian texts make reference to large portions of the traders delivering wears on to Tang China were Sogd merchants. These people eventually became the word for merchant in the region. </p><p>The Sodg clans resisted the Arab invasion and sought the comfort and support of the Chinese economic system. Casting coins in bronze with the Chief Tamgha and in Sogdiane script. (A type of Aramaic language.) </p><p><br /></p><p>What I don&#039;t understand is why the refernces say that the reverse tamgha is a Runic(?) letter &quot;P&quot;. I thought Runic was being used in Europe and a &quot;p&quot; looks like modern &quot;K.&quot;We need someone to go medieval on the subject and throw cash at it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Russian Turkestan</p><p>Semirech&#039;e, Sogd</p><p>Turgesh Kaganate </p><p>AE Fen 25 mm x 5.26 gram </p><p>Cast AD 750-800 </p><p>Obverse: Sogdian legend &quot;Fen of King of Turgesh Kagan&quot; around square hole </p><p>Reverse: Tamgha of Turgesh in the shape of a runic letter &quot;P&quot; in the left field.</p><p>Ref: Kamyshev&#039;s #24 in &quot;Early Medieval Monetary Complex of Semirechie&quot;</p><p>Note: Extremely Rare. Thick beautiful green patina.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]366106[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]366107[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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