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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EWC3, post: 4519904, member: 93416&quot;]I am afraid it is passages like this I was thinking of</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The major Wuqia hoard was 947 Sasanid coins plus 13 gold ingots totaling 1.3 KG.&nbsp; That is way more value in gold than silver.&nbsp; And indeed silver use seems to have had limited foothold in China prior to the Tang, according to Peng</p><p><br /></p><p>Also the late siliqua were generally good silver as I understand it</p><p><br /></p><p>But it you can cite specific relevant Sogdian text I would be interested to read it</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This idea does not work for me.&nbsp; 2nd century gold will predominantly be buried and lost in the 2nd century, 4th century gold in the 4th etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; Our evidence is buried in little sealed time capsules - indicating what had been going on at that time. </p><p><br /></p><p>Rob T[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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