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1 Obol Antiochos imitation, Samarqand, stylized archer, bow to the right, KYDR
| Issuer | Samarqand (ancient) (Sogdiana (ancient)) |
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| Year | 350-390 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylized, schematized bust of a bearded ruler facing left, rendered in a degenerate Hellenistic idiom derived from Seleucid prototypes. The hair is depicted as bold, sweeping curvilinear strands extending to the right of the field. A Sogdian legend appears in the left field before the effigy, serving as the primary epigraphic element on this face. The overall style reflects the progressive local abstraction characteristic of Sogdian coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Highly stylized and degenerate figure of an archer derived from the Seleucid royal archer type of Antiochos I, depicted standing with elongated, schematic legs and holding a bow directed to the right. The figure is rendered without a discernible head, reflecting advanced local stylization typical of late Sogdian imitative coinage. The design retains the general posture of the Hellenistic prototype but is reduced to near-abstract linear forms. The reverse field is otherwise plain. |
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| Mintage | ND (350-390) - Dates are dependent on the accuracy of the reading `KYDR` |
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