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1 Obol - Hyrcodes Bukhara Sogd, with distorted Greek legend
| Issuer | Bukhara Sogd (ancient) |
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| Year | 1-201 |
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| Value | Obol (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | Bearded male bust facing right, rendered in a Hellenistic artistic tradition adapted to local Central Asian style. The effigy displays pronounced facial features including a strong jaw and defined beard, with hair swept back from the forehead. A Greek legend reading YPKωΔOY (Hyrcodes) appears in the field behind the bust, identifying the issuing authority. The overall style reflects the Greco-Bactrian numismatic influence prevalent in the Sogdian region during the early centuries CE. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Standing male figure, interpreted as a soldier or royal attendant, depicted facing left while holding an upright spear in the right hand. The figure is rendered in a schematic style characteristic of Sogdian imitative coinage derived from Greco-Bactrian prototypes. The design is encircled by a severely debased and distorted Greek legend, reduced to unintelligible imitative forms as a result of repeated copying by local die-cutters unfamiliar with the Greek script. |
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