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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 2917857, member: 82322&quot;]This is a challenging area to collect, [USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER]!</p><p><br /></p><p>Before the Islamic conquest Bukhara had struck coins like this:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]705865[/ATTACH]</p><p>Bukharian Soghd, AE 16.5mm, Ruler Asbar, circa 450-650 AD?</p><p>Obv: Portrait right, within circle of dots.</p><p>Rev: Bukharan tamgha arranged as a fire altar, Soghdian legend on both sides: <i>&quot;xwB &#039;sbr&quot;</i>. (Ruler &#039;sbr)</p><p>Cf. Zeno 21134. &quot;Many opinions exist about the dating of these coins, from the 3rd cent AD to the 6th cent.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>When the Islamic armies arrived in 650 AD, they found a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and decentralised collection of peoples, ruled by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukhar_Khudahs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukhar_Khudahs" rel="nofollow">Bukhar Khudahs</a> (&quot;Lords of Bukhara&quot;), a local Sogdian dynasty.&nbsp; The majority of the inhabitants of Bukhara, including the rulers of the city, were Zoroastrians.&nbsp; Here is another example of Parthicus&#039; coin from the early Islamic period.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]705866[/ATTACH]</p><p>&#039;Bukhar Hudat&#039; with name of al-Mahdi AD 770-780-783. Bukhara mint, AE drachm (2.78g, 26mm)</p><p>Obverse: Bust in the style of the Sasanian king Varhran V, right; Sogdian legend <i>Pwy&#039;r ywB k&#039;y</i> &#039;King-Emperor of Bukhara&#039;.</p><p>Reverse: Fire altar; bust right on altar. Stylized attendants to either side.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mahdi" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mahdi" rel="nofollow">Al Mahdi</a> was the third Abbasid Caliph and reigned 744-785 AD.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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