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IKHSHID OF FANSARA & PARGARA: Uncertain Ruler, AE cash (3.07g), ca. 8th century, Fine

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Ancient Coins - Central Asia Start Price:170.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
IKHSHID OF FANSARA & PARGARA: Uncertain Ruler, AE cash (3.07g), ca. 8th century, Fine
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IKHSHID OF FANSARA & PARGARA: Uncertain Ruler, AE cash (3.07g), ca. 8th century, Smirnova-734, Zeno-45400 (this example), orb in crescent on top, Sogdian inscriptions prn bgy to left, Samarkand tamgha to right // prg'r gwbw ... ("Lord of Pargara ..."), extremely rare with only a few examples known, Fine, RRR, ex Dr. Dirk Löer Collection. This is the first example to appear in a Western auction to our knowledge. Pargara, also known as Falgar, is an ancient Sogdian name of an area in the Zeravshan riverhead in present-day Tajikistan.