1 Obol - Mavak detailed fire altar
Features
| Issuer |
Bukhara Sogd (ancient)
(Sogdiana (ancient))  |
|---|---|
| Lord |
Mavak/Mawak (400)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 400-420 |
| Value | Obol (⅙) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Srebro |
| Weight | 0.70 g |
| Diameter | 12 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 198788 |
Obverse
(en) Bearded bust facing right wearing diadem.
Reverse
(en) Detailed fire altar surrounded by Sogdian legend.
Script: sogdyjski
Lettering: MR'Y mw'k
Edge
Zwykły
Mint
Bukhara, UzbekistanComments
(en) The difference between the simple and detailed fire altars is most noticable in the flames: in the simple ones, the flame looks like to peaks; in the detailed ones, there are multiple curved lines.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (400-420) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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