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<p>[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 3794638, member: 74799"]Great write up and thank you for the links [USER=102653]@TuckHard[/USER]. Sogdiana is one of my <i>minor</i> collecting areas. I haven't given much time to properly attribute these coins, unfortunately. But here are a few representative coins in my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Sogdiana, Principality of Samitan: Nanaiabiat Samidanian (ca. 700-800 AD) AE Cash (Fedorov: pl. 24, 1-6) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: Sogdian legend around square hole, which can be translated as 'Nanaiabiat Samidanian', Samidan being the town's name, Nanaiabiat the ruler.</p><p>Rev: Tamgha each side of square hole. The identical tamghas are in the form of a semi-circle on a pedestal; small annulet in semi-circle.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Samitan.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Sogdiana, Turgesh Kaqanate: Wahshutawa (8th c.) AE Cash (Kamyshev-21) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Sogdian legend xwt' w'xswt'wy pny (coin of the king Vahshutava)</p><p>Rev: Tamgha, "P" & Yuan</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sogdiana_Turgesh_Kamyshev_21.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Sogdiana, Semirech'e: Proto-Qarakhanid (10th c.) AE Cash (Kamyshev-49) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: Legend in Kufic Arabic - <i>Mulk-Aram-Yinal-Chig</i></p><p>Rev: Blank</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sogdiana_Proto_Qarakhanid_Kamyshev_49.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Eastern Sogdiana, Ikhshids of Samarqand: Imitation of Gurak (710-738) AE Cash (Smirnova-400) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>There coins are classified differently between Smirnova and Akhunbabaev. Smirnova indicates that these are imitation coins of Gurak and hence read the inscription as "wr`kk MLK". However, Akhunbabaev attributed these coins to Divashtish, ruler of Penjikent. In this case, the inscription is read as "prykk MLK" which indicates Afrig Ikhshid. The tamgha is the same as Tukaspadak's and Tarkhun's and differing from the tamgha of Gurak.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Smirnova-400.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 3794638, member: 74799"]Great write up and thank you for the links [USER=102653]@TuckHard[/USER]. Sogdiana is one of my [I]minor[/I] collecting areas. I haven't given much time to properly attribute these coins, unfortunately. But here are a few representative coins in my collection: [B] Sogdiana, Principality of Samitan: Nanaiabiat Samidanian (ca. 700-800 AD) AE Cash (Fedorov: pl. 24, 1-6) [/B] Obv: Sogdian legend around square hole, which can be translated as 'Nanaiabiat Samidanian', Samidan being the town's name, Nanaiabiat the ruler. Rev: Tamgha each side of square hole. The identical tamghas are in the form of a semi-circle on a pedestal; small annulet in semi-circle. [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Samitan.jpg[/IMG] [B] Sogdiana, Turgesh Kaqanate: Wahshutawa (8th c.) AE Cash (Kamyshev-21) [/B] Obv: Sogdian legend xwt' w'xswt'wy pny (coin of the king Vahshutava) Rev: Tamgha, "P" & Yuan [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sogdiana_Turgesh_Kamyshev_21.jpg[/IMG] [B] Sogdiana, Semirech'e: Proto-Qarakhanid (10th c.) AE Cash (Kamyshev-49) [/B] Obv: Legend in Kufic Arabic - [I]Mulk-Aram-Yinal-Chig[/I] Rev: Blank [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sogdiana_Proto_Qarakhanid_Kamyshev_49.jpg[/IMG] [B] Eastern Sogdiana, Ikhshids of Samarqand: Imitation of Gurak (710-738) AE Cash (Smirnova-400) [/B] There coins are classified differently between Smirnova and Akhunbabaev. Smirnova indicates that these are imitation coins of Gurak and hence read the inscription as "wr`kk MLK". However, Akhunbabaev attributed these coins to Divashtish, ruler of Penjikent. In this case, the inscription is read as "prykk MLK" which indicates Afrig Ikhshid. The tamgha is the same as Tukaspadak's and Tarkhun's and differing from the tamgha of Gurak. [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Smirnova-400.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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