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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 2850864, member: 82322&quot;]Here is a trilingual pre-Islamic Silk Road coin, struck by the Western Turks following the style of the Sasanians and the Huns.&nbsp; It has inscriptions Brahmi, Pehlevi and Baktrian.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]676554[/ATTACH] </p><p>Western Turk Rulers in Kabulistan/Zabulistan, c.700-750 AD. 3.3 grams, 32 mm &quot;Vakku Deva&quot;/&quot;Sandan&quot;/&quot;Pangul&quot;. Drachm. Silver with gold plug area of neck.</p><p>Obv: Brahmi legend: VAKHUDEVAH; SRI VAJARA or sri candana vakhudevah (“His Perfection Candana, Lord of the Oxus”); Bactrian (outside) legend: CPI BOGO OZPOBOOI GO CONOONO BOGO XOOOHO “His Perfection, the Lord, the Chiliarch Sandano, His Perfection, the Lord”; Bust with winged lion&#039;s head-crescent moon crown</p><p>Rev: Bactrian legend: CPI BOGO OOHBO BOGOOI PO KOGONO COI BOGI “His Perfection, the Lord, his Majesty, the Bactrian Kagan, his Perfection, the Lord”; Pahlavi: &#039;pzwn&#039;; P&#039;&#039; shmr&#039;t “increase”…”from Glory..”; Fire altar flanked by two attendants; star and crescent flanking flames.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unknown countermark symbol (dot and crescent?)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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