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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4576230, member: 51347&quot;]I LIKE this post and your questions.&nbsp; I never really paid attention to the History.&nbsp; However, due to a different climate / ecology at this time and several thousand years earlier, Human settled this area pretty extensively.&nbsp; So, commerce, trade was happening, but your question of first coin of the area is very intriguing!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=57495]@zumbly[/USER] posted a coin of a Water Diety from this area too, with the same question... why are Water Dieties, and now your Prow, being depicted on land-locked area coins.&nbsp; Cool.</p><p><br /></p><p>I only dabble in Central Asia to pique my interests.&nbsp; Here are some <b>Sogdians</b>:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1132988[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1132990[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sogdiana, Eastern Sogd, Samitan,</p><p>Nanaiabiat Samidanian (ca. 700-800 AD)</p><p>AE cash,&nbsp; 8th C. CE</p><p>mint of Ismitan</p><p>Obv: Droit :Tamga of the town of Samitan on both sides of the central hole.</p><p>Rev: Sogdian legend. (uncertain translation) 19 mm x 1.16 g.</p><p>Ref: Fedorov: pl. 24, 1-6</p><p>Comment: Extremely Rare;</p><p>Its a coin known only from single finds</p><p>Extracted from the claws of: [USER=44140]@Ancientnoob[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1132989[/ATTACH]</p><p>Western Sogdiana, Hyrcodes, c. 3rd-4th Century AD</p><p>AR scyphate &quot;obol&quot; or reduced drachm, 12mm, 0.56gm, 11h; Bukhara mint.</p><p>Obv.: Diademed, bearded male head right.</p><p>Rev.: Trace of blundered Greek legend. Deity standing facing, flames on shoulders, holding spear.</p><p>Reference: BMC Bactria p. 118, 10 (pl. XXIV); cf. MACW 358 (&quot;Dahae&quot;).</p><p>Ex: [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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