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Unknown Æ - Uncertain Ruler Samarqand
| Issuer | Samarqand (ancient) |
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| Year | 575-601 |
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| Reference(s) | Smirnova#33 |
| Obverse description | Facing or slightly left-turned female bust with loose, flowing hair rendered in a schematic Sogdian artistic style. The effigy occupies the central field, with the face depicted frontally and the hair falling on either side of the head in thin strands. The portrait is rendered in low relief, characteristic of early medieval Central Asian coinage. No legend or inscription is present on the obverse. The flan is irregular and shows typical casting and striking irregularities of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing the distinctive tamgha of Samarqand, a dynastic symbol serving as the primary identifier of the issuing authority. The tamgha is surrounded by a fragmentary and largely illegible Sogdian inscription in the outer field, rendered in the cursive Sogdian script. The legend, though uncertain, likely contains a royal name or title following conventional Sogdian coinage formulae. The overall design is crudely struck on an irregular bronze flan, consistent with provincial coinage of the Ikhshidid rulers of Sogdia in the late 6th to early 7th century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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