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Unknown Æ Bukhara Sogd, facing left wearing crescent moon headpiece
| Issuer | Bukhara Sogd (ancient) |
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| Year | 550-601 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Crude bust of a ruler in three-quarter facing left orientation, with long flowing hair and a distinctive crescent moon headpiece or diadem, rendered in the schematic Sogdian artistic style characteristic of early medieval Central Asian coinage. The effigy is executed in low relief with simplified facial features, reflecting the local die-cutting tradition of the Bukharan Sogd region. The field surrounding the bust is plain and unadorned. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse displaying a geometric grid-like or lattice pattern, interpreted by scholars either as a highly schematized tamgha (dynastic emblem) of the Bukharan rulers or as a degenerate fire-altar motif derived from Sasanian prototypes. The design is struck in low relief on an irregular flan typical of hammered Central Asian bronze coinage of the early medieval period. The field is otherwise plain with no surrounding legend or inscription. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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