Bukhara - King A Susan B Anthony Dollar / SBA R (13/19)

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 11/14/2017 2:21 pm Central Asia, Bukhara (Uzbekistan) AE 19mm, 1.9g King Asbar, c. 500-600 AD? Bust right Bukharan tamgha modified into fire altar, Sogdian legend "Asbar King" around. A much better example: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces84855.html Like most kings of the early medieval silk road, nothing is known of Asbar. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34413 Posts	Posted 11/14/2017 3:27 pm Nice piece! Too bad its mintage cannot be narowed down to the decade of 500 to 509 AD. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/14/2017 3:29 pm Another interesting find. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 11/14/2017 5:33 pm Nice coin and nice find. You've probably read this? www.advantour.com/uzbekistan/bukhara/history004.htm I dont think it mentions the king but the history is Fascinating. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 11/15/2017 3:09 pm Thanks for the replies! @Paul, that link is taking me to a 404 page? Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 11/16/2017 05:05 am Sorry try this... https://www.advantour.com/uzbekista.../history.htm And heres another numismall $80..shows the reverse.. Edited by Palouche 11/16/2017 06:17 am Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5174 Posts	Posted 11/16/2017 05:46 am It does mention the king, it just has a lot of typos, one of them in the name... Quote: Copper coins from that period were probably minted in the same kingdom. These coins bear the image of a ruler's head to the right wearing a tiara on the obverse and the image of a fire altar accompanied by an inscription of Aram ais [sic] origin, meaning "prince Akbar," [sic] on the reverse. According to V.A. Livcraps [not sic], the name of the ruler is of Iranian origin and means "rider"(compare Old Persian asabara, Persian asbar and Bactrian asbarobido. The title is of Iranian origin as well. It derives from the Avesta word hvara (he whose deeds are good) or from the Old Persian word hwa-bawa (self-made one). (I suspect sloppy OCR.) Here's my example - better than the OP's coin (I think) but worse than the Numista coin... Fun fact: when I originally bought this coin, the dealer insisted it was Byzantine, and I insisted it was Phoenician. Then when I showed it to the same guy again a few months later, he immediately said Bukhara, and was surprised how he could have thought any differently. (The first pic is pretty much the correct color, BTW; the second pic is just the shot that showed the best details - photographing inner faces of cup-shaped coins is hard!) Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 11/16/2017 2:29 pm Thanks for the updated link! I'll have to give it a good read-through when I'm not at work! Really nice Asbar, by the way! Report this Post to the Staff
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Bukhara - King Asbar (13/19)