« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Eight Qarakhanid triangles  (Read 355 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Pellinore

  • Moderator
  • Honorary Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1 344
    • Some numismatic books for sale on our website
Eight Qarakhanid triangles
« on: June 24, 2017, 11:33:48 PM »
That infinitely interesting Qarakhanid dynasty continues to fascinate me. I now have eight Qarakhanid fals with a triangle (six different). Here they are. From left to right and top to bottom:
Kharashket AH 409 (=AD 1018-1019) - Ferghana 386 - Ilaq 409
Ferghana AH 387 (= AD 997) - Ferghana 386 - Bukhara 414
Bukhara AH 494 (= AD 1101), twice

-- Paul


« Last Edit: June 28, 2017, 10:57:34 AM by THCoins »
Logged

Offline THCoins

  • Moderator
  • Honorary Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 5 821
Re: Eight Qarakhanid triangles
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2017, 10:21:15 AM »
Thanks for showing ! Tha's quite a nice collection. Showing both differences and similarities.
Logged

Offline Figleaf

  • Administrator
  • Honorary Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 30 909
Re: Eight Qarakhanid triangles
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2017, 03:12:41 PM »
Great series, Pellinore! Ogled them like stewardesses on a long flight ;). I notice the playful positioning of the circle within the triangle. Early mathematicians looked for divine messages in mathematics and this would have appealed to them as it appeals to the symbolist in me.

Peter
Logged
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »