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Chach, anonymous AE unit with Lion & Tamgha

Started by capnbirdseye, April 22, 2024, 04:57:01 PM

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capnbirdseye

This is another coin with an animal, by the size of it's head I would think it's a Lion, my guess would be Chach but I can't make out a Tamgha on the reverse  ??? 1.40g
Vic

Figleaf

Turn the reverse 90° counter clockwise: Shagalov & Kuznetsov 6.9.I, I would say.

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

capnbirdseye

Quote from: Figleaf on April 24, 2024, 08:10:41 AMTurn the reverse 90° counter clockwise: Shagalov & Kuznetsov 6.9.I, I would say.

Peter

Thank you Peter, I redid the photo so I think it's now correctly orientated, now I know for sure it's Chach I need to find more details although I presume these are anonymous types?
Vic

Figleaf

Not sure if by "more details" you mean tech details or historic background but in both cases, the answer is that there ain't much more. There is agreement that the Sogdian legend stands "Chach's ruler", though people differ about spelling. It's not anonymous, as the Tamgha is a clan sign, giving a vague idea of time (around 650 to 750AD) and place (Chach oasis).

These were interesting times. Several Hun tribes were roaming the area, settling down, conquering, while the old guard blithely took Hun names and assimilated. De la Vaissière (Asie centrale, 300-850) pp 108-115 has a very good description of the era, using the Italian concept of incastellamento: a castle or fort in a strategically favourable position with fortified farms down the slope. The ruler controls a small area only, the farmers control the irrigation system. It is easy to imagine a death of a ruler that brings about a ruler of a neighbouring place, a member of another branch of the family, a branch related only through marriage or even a conquest that would not change the dynastic mark on the coin.

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.