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<p>[QUOTE="TuckHard, post: 3796368, member: 102653"]I'd love to see any examples! The Central Asian pieces around this area really seem to be very comprehensive and incorporating a lot of influences from neighbors. I'd love to see any examples you had!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Just wanted to share Hartill's entry in <i>A Guide to Cash Coins</i> with you!</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">Hartill GCC 4.9</p> <p style="text-align: center">Eastern Sogdia - Samarkand</p> <p style="text-align: center">King Ghurak | 710-738 AD</p> <p style="text-align: center">Obv.: <b>awrakk MLKa</b> (King [Gh]urak)</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rev.: Left tamgha, right tamgha of Samarkand facing right</p> <p style="text-align: center">Federov 16, Smirnova 359</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>Hartill mentions that Ghurak took power in 710 AD after the previous ruler, Turkhun, was dethroned and imprisoned.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin interestingly isn't listed in Hartill's <i>A Guide to Cash Coins</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one is the same as [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER]'s above, it isn't listed by Hartill.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">Hartill GCC 4.100</p> <p style="text-align: center">Semirechye - Turgesh Khaganate</p> <p style="text-align: center">King Vahshutava | 704-766 AD</p> <p style="text-align: center">Obv.: <b>xwt axaxswtawy pny</b> (King Vahshutava's coin)</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rev.: Turgesh tamgha, left tamgha in the shape of runic letter <i>r</i> (not <i>p</i>, the Russian form of <i>r</i>), below Chinese <b>yuan</b></p> <p style="text-align: center">Kam 21</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>Hartill mentions that these coins were in circulation past 766 AD and says they have "general[ly] good workmanship"; the alloy ranges from 80-90% copper with an average weight of 5g, size of 25mm.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">Hartill GCC 4.117</p> <p style="text-align: center">Qarakhanid</p> <p style="text-align: center">Anonymous | Mid 10th Century</p> <p style="text-align: center">Obv.: In Kufic, <b>Malik aram yinal chig</b> (clockwise, possibly: The king that is great under Heaven)</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rev.: Plain</p> <p style="text-align: center">Kam 49</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">Hartill GCC 4.10</p> <p style="text-align: center">See Hartill's explanation below</p> <p style="text-align: center">Obv.: <b>awrakk MLKa</b> (King [Gh]urak)</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rev.: Left tamgha, right tamgha of Samarkand facing right</p> <p style="text-align: center">Smirnova 400</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">Hartill GCC 4.9</p> <p style="text-align: center">Eastern Sogdia - Samarkand</p> <p style="text-align: center">King Ghurak | 710-738 AD</p> <p style="text-align: center">Obv.: <b>awrakk MLKa</b> (King [Gh]urak)</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rev.: Left tamgha, right tamgha of Samarkand facing right</p> <p style="text-align: center">Federov 16, Smirnova 359</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1014238[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1014241[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1014242[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1014243[/ATTACH] </p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TuckHard, post: 3796368, member: 102653"]I'd love to see any examples! The Central Asian pieces around this area really seem to be very comprehensive and incorporating a lot of influences from neighbors. I'd love to see any examples you had! Just wanted to share Hartill's entry in [I]A Guide to Cash Coins[/I] with you! [CENTER]Hartill GCC 4.9 Eastern Sogdia - Samarkand King Ghurak | 710-738 AD Obv.: [B]awrakk MLKa[/B] (King [Gh]urak) Rev.: Left tamgha, right tamgha of Samarkand facing right Federov 16, Smirnova 359 [/CENTER] Hartill mentions that Ghurak took power in 710 AD after the previous ruler, Turkhun, was dethroned and imprisoned. [CENTER][/CENTER] This coin interestingly isn't listed in Hartill's [I]A Guide to Cash Coins[/I]. This one is the same as [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER]'s above, it isn't listed by Hartill. [B] [/B] [CENTER]Hartill GCC 4.100 Semirechye - Turgesh Khaganate King Vahshutava | 704-766 AD Obv.: [B]xwt axaxswtawy pny[/B] (King Vahshutava's coin) Rev.: Turgesh tamgha, left tamgha in the shape of runic letter [I]r[/I] (not [I]p[/I], the Russian form of [I]r[/I]), below Chinese [B]yuan[/B] Kam 21 [/CENTER] Hartill mentions that these coins were in circulation past 766 AD and says they have "general[ly] good workmanship"; the alloy ranges from 80-90% copper with an average weight of 5g, size of 25mm. [B] [/B] [CENTER]Hartill GCC 4.117 Qarakhanid Anonymous | Mid 10th Century Obv.: In Kufic, [B]Malik aram yinal chig[/B] (clockwise, possibly: The king that is great under Heaven) Rev.: Plain Kam 49 [/CENTER] [CENTER]Hartill GCC 4.10 See Hartill's explanation below Obv.: [B]awrakk MLKa[/B] (King [Gh]urak) Rev.: Left tamgha, right tamgha of Samarkand facing right Smirnova 400[/CENTER] [CENTER]Hartill GCC 4.9 Eastern Sogdia - Samarkand King Ghurak | 710-738 AD Obv.: [B]awrakk MLKa[/B] (King [Gh]urak) Rev.: Left tamgha, right tamgha of Samarkand facing right Federov 16, Smirnova 359 [ATTACH=full]1014238[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1014241[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1014242[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1014243[/ATTACH] [/CENTER][/QUOTE]
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