central asia - Coin Auctions
 Lot 56 - ancient central asia - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22SAMITAN: Anonymous, 8th century, AE cash (1.69g), Smirnova—, Zeno-77708, undeciphered Sogdian script / 2 identical local tamghas, VF, RR. According to the Tangshu (Book of Tang), the location of the Samitan domain is identified generally as lying 50 li (~25km) north of Samarqand. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ancient central asia |
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Lot 72 - ancient central asia - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ANCIENT CENTRAL ASIA: LOT of 150 local Sogdian and relating copper coins, including 18 Chinese cash style with square center holes and 132 solid coppers, a grand mixture including many different kinds from Chach, Samarqand, Semirech'e, Khwarizm (Choresmia), etc., lower quality, mostly Good to VG, some damaged or corroded, many with porous surfaces (as is common for this series) (the group of about 41 Chorsemian coins are mostly Fair to Good), mostly identifiable, challenging lot, retail probably at least $1300, lot of 150 pieces. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ancient central asia |
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 Lot 51 - ancient central asia - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22OTRAR: Anonymous, 8th century, AE cash (1.51g), Smirnova-1580, Zeno-8949, lion right / tamgha, VF, RR. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ancient central asia |
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 Lot 67 - ancient central asia - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22SAMARKAND: Afrig, ca. 719-720, AE cash (1.79g), Smirnova-400 ff, Zeno-53716, Sogdian script / 2 tamghas, solid planchet, without the Chinese style central hole, flan defect, VF, R. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ancient central asia |
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 Lot 62 - ancient central asia - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22XIZHOU HUIHU: Aslandhan & successors, 9th-12th century, AE cash (3.43g), XN-79/81, Uighur text iduq yarliq yurisun, Fine, RR. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ancient central asia |
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 Lot 57 - ancient central asia - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22SEMIRECH'E: Turgesh tribe, late 8th century, AE cash (2.19g), Kamyshev-30, Zeno-3506 (this piece), Sogdian bgy twrkws gagan pny / Turgesh tamga and Runic letter P, unusually nice example, VF, RR. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ancient central asia |
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 Lot 52 - ancient central asia - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22PAIKEND: Anonymous, ca. 700-710, AE cash (1.51g), Zeno-20199, Bukhara tamgha at top / Chinese yuan below / Sogdian text to left & right / cross-symbol left & right of square hole, strong VF, RRR. Alexandr Naymark has read the Sogdian text as prn / kind, "city of glory", and suggested that this was a local issue under a Christian ruler, in opposition to the kings of Bukhara (see Zeno-30858 for this comment). Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ancient central asia |
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 Lot 68 - ancient central asia - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22SAMARKAND: Turgar, ca. 738-755, AE cash (2.31g), Smirnova-519, Zeno-107648, Sogdian script / 2 tamghas and crescent, bold VF, R. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ancient central asia |
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 Lot 63 - ancient central asia - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22SAMARKAND: Wuzurg, ca. 645-650, AE cash (1.97g), Smirnova-78 ff, Zeno-41895, Sogdian script, horizonal / 2 tamghas, minor porosity, Fine to VF, R. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ancient central asia |
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 Lot 58 - ancient central asia - Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22SEMIRECH'E: Turgesh Khaqanate, 8th century, AE cash (5.09g), Smirnova-1589 ff, Zeno-131295, fine Sogdian text / simple tamgha, VF. Stephen Album Rare Coins Numismatic Auction #22ancient central asia |
