Corrected reading of the king's name
Lot 2068
LOCAL ISSUES, Sogdiana. Ikhshids of Samarkand. Ghurak, 710-738. Cash (Bronze, 21 mm, 1.57 g). Around a central square, ‘ʾwγrk MLKʾ’, i.e. ‘Uγurək xutāw’ (‘King Ghurak’ in Sogdian). Rev. The Y-shaped tamgha of Samarqand and another symbol on the sides of the square. Lurje 186. Smirnova 410. Some weakness and deposits, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, ex Album 35, 12 September 2019, 789.

The king’s name is not Afrig as suggested, e.g., in Zeno 53716, but Ghurak.
Starting price:
25 CHF
Hammer price:
70 CHF
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Closed
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Closing time: 09-Jul-23, 18:30:00 CEST
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