#142189 - Type 259. AE drachm, Sri Samarasuna

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#142189: Type 259. AE drachm, Sri Samarasuna

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vaxtankava

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Keywords: Western Turks Samarasuna

Weight, g: 3.91

Size, mm: 26

Denomination: drachm

Metal: AE

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hfrans Registered: 26-August-2012 Photos: 14,544 Comments: 6,021	hfrans » 17-August-2014 7:57pm Nice! Göbl Em 259. Brahmi legend in front of portrait, Göbl reads it as "SRI SAMADATRANARA".

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vaxtankava » 17-August-2014 10:04pm

Thanks, dear hfrans!

Tiesenhausen

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Tiesenhausen » 15-March-2019 8:34pm

But where and when was this coin struck? Surely we know where these fellows ruled and approximately when the issue can be dated. Elementary...

Another example, zeno 37242, is assigned to ca. 720-29. Is that a plausible date?

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vaxtankava » 15-March-2019 9:49pm

In my opinion this type should be listed under a separate category, since its crown features neither lion's nor bull’s head, but Senmurv...circulation area is doubtfully Zabulistan (confirmed by at least 5 finds I’m aware of), and general assumption that it was struck during the first quarter of 8th c. CE.