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1 Cash - Gurak Samarqand
| Issuer | Samarqand, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 710-738 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Sogdian inscription arranged around the central square hole, reading in the Sogdian script. The legend occupies the field surrounding the perforation on all sides, rendered in the cursive Sogdian chancellery hand characteristic of early 8th-century Transoxiana coinage. The inscription reads `wr`lek MLK` (King Gurak), identifying the issuing ruler. The overall design is typical of Sogdian square-holed cash-type coinage, with the legend as the sole decorative element in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Sogdian |
| Obverse lettering | `wr`lek MLK` (Translation: King Gurak) |
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