1 Cash - Afrig Pendjikent; Samarqand tamgha to the right
Features
| Issuer |
Principality of Panch
(Samarqand Sogd)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Divashtich "Afrig" (709-722)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 719-722 |
| Value | 1 Cash |
| Currency | Cash (658-722) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 1.79 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 197506 |
| References | Smirnova# 400 Olga Ivanovna Smirnova; 1981. Сводный каталог согдийских монет: бронза = Catalogue of Sogdian Coins. Наука, Moscow, Russian Federation. |
Obverse
Sogdian legend surrounding an un-cut hole.
Script: Sogdian
Lettering: 'prykk MLK'
Translation: King Afrig
Reverse
Tamgha of Samarqand to the right of an un-cut hole with an additional tamgha to the left.
Edge
Plain
Mint
Pendjikent, modern-day Panjakent, TajikistanComments
There is some uncertainty about the attribution of this coin.
This piece was originally attributed by Smirnova as being a posthumous imitation of a Gurak piece from the Ikhshids of Samarqand, reading the legend as 'wr'kk MLK' (King Gurak). However, the tamgha on the reverse does not resemble Gurak's but is identical to Tukaspadak's and Tarkhun's tamghas.
Akhunbabaev later read the legend as 'prykk MLK' (King Afrig), corresponding to Divashtish, a ruler of Pendjikent. And while the coin has a tamgha of Samarqand on the reverse, Divashtish had claim to the title of King of Samarqand from around year 719, even though his claim was not official.
This piece was originally attributed by Smirnova as being a posthumous imitation of a Gurak piece from the Ikhshids of Samarqand, reading the legend as 'wr'kk MLK' (King Gurak). However, the tamgha on the reverse does not resemble Gurak's but is identical to Tukaspadak's and Tarkhun's tamghas.
Akhunbabaev later read the legend as 'prykk MLK' (King Afrig), corresponding to Divashtish, a ruler of Pendjikent. And while the coin has a tamgha of Samarqand on the reverse, Divashtish had claim to the title of King of Samarqand from around year 719, even though his claim was not official.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (719-722) | |||||||||||||||
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