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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 2021401, member: 26302&quot;]Couple of points. The reason the cash coins were used were because the Tang had taken over Xianjiang and were&nbsp; the dominant military force in the region. Also, the Arabs had other areas more important to conquer, and we&#039;re not really trying in Central Asia yet. Only after the Tang weakened did the arabs attack. The very last central Asian cash coin had Arabic letters on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding this coin being very rare, well maybe compared to Roman coins. I own maybe 20 examples of this type. It&#039;s one of the most common types for Sogdian cash. There is actually a new book on them, unfortunately in Russian with just a small English summary.</p><p><br /></p><p>It really is too bad we do not live closer AN, we would have a blast. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Btw, I have 5 ebay sellers that I follow, two in NY, two in London, and on in Israel. $25 is a good price for this conditon one though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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