An Interesting Drachm From The Ghuzz Of Syr-Darya

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Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 06/25/2023 4:02 pm I picked this up recently from SARC and thought that I would share my learnings with this community. I'm pretty sure that a coin of this style has not yet been posted on CCF. It is a 9th Century Drachm from the Turkic tribe Ghuzz (AKA "Gozz" and "Oguz", depending on which language you are speaking). This term likely translates best into English as "tribal federation" . This somewhat loose confederation of tribes reached across much of Central Asia and was centered on the region of Chorasmia on the Syr-Darya River. This River flows from modern-day in Kyrgyzstan through Uzbekistan and southern Kazakhstan to the Aral Sea. I believe that the Ghuzz existed from about the 6th through the 9th centuries, although seemingly with a variety of roughly two dozen, sometimes-squabbling tribes. More info can be found here: https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/gozz This particular Drachm (zeno.ru #314071) is an interesting mule of Album A-99 on the obverse and a variation of Album A100.1 on the reverse. It was minted in the time range of 844 to 860 AD and references Abd Allah b. Tahir. It is 22 mm in diameter and weighs 1.20 g. I'm still learning about this part of the world and would welcome any corrections, additions, or similar coins posted to this thread. Thx. "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

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 06/25/2023 4:12 pm Good pickup, Dave - an interesting coin, made even more interesting by the muling. Congrats. Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24918 Posts	Posted 06/25/2023 4:29 pm Very interesting acquisition, Spence Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 06/25/2023 9:21 pm Thx guys. I was glad to win this one and learn more about this era. "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
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 06/25/2023 9:49 pm Here's the relevant Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oghuz_Yabgu_State One on the Oghuz more broadly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oghuz_Turks And one on the Tahirids: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahirid_dynasty I've been obsessing on early Turkic history of late and have been watching these appear at auction. Pretty cool! Edited by Kushanshah 06/25/2023 9:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 06/26/2023 06:16 am Yes those are great sources of info @kushan—thx for adding them to this thread. I've only recently come to appreciate the difference between Turkic and Turkish. So much to learn! "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
jbuck Moderator United States 187662 Posts	Posted 06/26/2023 09:04 am An interesting piece. Thank you for sharing! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 06/26/2023 2:11 pm Very nice! I used to own (but sold 2 years back) an example of the predecessor of this coin type, the Afrighid king Sawashfan Very interesting late example - I believe that this coinage series is arguably the last-ever with direct roots in Hellenistic coinage, beginning as an imitation loosely based on the tetradrachms of Eukratides I: https://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=4747 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 06/28/2023 3:31 pm Thx @jbuck. @finn, that is a great addition to this thread, even though it is no longer in your collection. Had you previously posted it on CCF? If so, I'd like to post a link to it here so that it is easy to find. Thx. Never mind. I found it here: http://goccf.com/t/323616&whichpage=2#2759757 "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
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