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Obverse: Zeus seated on the chear. Sogdian ? inscription at left. Reverse: seated Hercules holding club in the right hand and skin of an animal in the right. Sogdian ? legend at left. Size: 13x13.5 mm Weight: 0.5 g |
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Obverse: Zeus seated on the chear. Sogdian ? inscription at left. Reverse: seated Hercules holding club in the right hand and skin of an animal in the right. Sogdian ? legend at left. Size: 12.5x13 mm Weight: 0.7 g |
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Obverse: Zeus seated on the chear. Sogdian ? inscription at left. Reverse: seated Hercules holding club in the right hand and skin of an animal in the right. Sogdian ? legend at left. Size: 12.7x13.3 mm Weight: 0.7 g |
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Obverse: Zeus seated on the chear. Sogdian ? inscription at left. Reverse: seated Hercules holding club in the right hand and skin of an animal in the right. Sogdian ? legend at left. Size: 12.2x13 mm Weight: 0.6 g |
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Obverse: Zeus seated on the chear. Sogdian ? inscription at left. Reverse: seated Hercules holding club in the right hand and skin of an animal in the right. Sogdian ? legend at left. Size: 12.6x13.6 mm Weight: 0.7 g |
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Coin of such type published in the E.Rtveladze "Drevnie monety Sredney Azii" (The Ancient Coins of Central Asia), Tashkent, 1987, 184 p., coin number 35. Rtveladze identification: early Sogdian coin (Ist-IVth Centuries AD). Obverse: rude styled Hercules seated. Reverse: Seated Zeus-Ethophorus. Sogdian legend 'Ruler' in aramaic ideogramme. Diameter: 13 mm Weight: 0.6 g. The reference provided by Dmitry Markov (10-Oct-2000):
Once more publication: A.Musakaeva "Antichnye i rannesrednevekovye monety Muzeya istorii narodov Uzbekistana" (Ancient and earlier medieval coins from the Museum of the Uzbekistan People History). In: The Uzbekistan Numismatics, Tashkent, 1990, pp.18-39, coin number 39. Musakaeva identification: Southern Sogdiana, silver coin with images of Hercules and Zeus, Ist Century BC. - Ist Century AD. Diameter: 13 mm Weight: 0.5 g. 4 pieces Obverse seems is an imitation of the of Alexander I coins with Zeus-Ethophoros seated left on the throne. On the right Zeus hand placed seated bird (an eagle?). In the rised left hand Zeus holds dotted crosier. Any additional information highly appreciated. Chinese Coinage Web Site |