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1 Cash Kaiyuan imitation, Bukhara Sogd, without tamgha
| Issuer | Bukhara Sogd |
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| Year | 621-708 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Reverse description | Plain, featureless reverse with a central square hole aligned with the obverse perforation, bounded by a raised inner rim and a broad flat field extending to the outer rim. The surface is uniface and devoid of any inscription, tamgha, or decorative element, distinguishing this variety from related Sogdian imitative issues that bear a tamgha symbol. The reverse displays the pitted, uneven texture typical of locally cast provincial imitations, with visible casting irregularities across the field. |
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| Mintage | ND (621-708) |
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The Kaiyuan imitation coinages of Sogdiana occupy a peculiar corner of monetary history — local rulers in the Bukhara region copied Tang Chinese cash types not out of political submission but for purely pragmatic reasons, the square-holed format having achieved broad transactional acceptance along the Silk Road corridors. This particular type, struck without a tamgha, predates or sits outside the practice of stamping dynastic clan marks that became standard on later Sogdian imitations, making it among the earlier and less attributable pieces in the sequence.