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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1194923, member: 19463&quot;]Ever since I branched out and started collecting old coins that were neither Greek nor Roman, I had been wanting one of these but they tend to sell for a great deal more than I am willing to pay.&nbsp; This one was sufficiently poor that I was able to buy it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Major civilizations in Europe and China were connected by a trade route through Central Asia called the &#039;Silk Road&#039;.&nbsp; Some stops along the way issued coins that look in the spirit of Western coinage but some places copied Chinese cash type coins but used the local script.&nbsp; There were several places and dates.&nbsp; For my purpose it made little difference which ruler or place would represent the genre.&nbsp; This was identified as Ramchitak of Samarkand (Western Soghd) in what is now Uzbekistan from c.700 AD.&nbsp; The script reads R&#039;mcytk Byy.&nbsp; My reverse is worn slick but once had a weak pair of omega shaped figures.&nbsp; At 19mm it is smaller than most Chinese cash.&nbsp; I found&nbsp; few illustrated online with considerable variation of opinions as to which side is &#039;up&#039;.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t see myself becoming a specialist in these but I felt the need for one for my general &#039;World&#039; collection.&nbsp; Does anyone else have similar coins to share?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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