The case of a dinar minted in 2 71 AH recording the name of the heir of the Caliph
al-Mu'tamid ‘alà Allah (256-279 AH), al-Mufawwad Uà Allah (256-278 H),
and an enigmatic mint place is discussed in the paper. The Author attempts to
offer a new reading of the toponym of the mint using literary sources. The love-
story between al-Mu ‘tamid and a Bedouin girl, seems to unveil the identity of
the mysterious mint

Gariboldi, Andrea

The present contribution focuses, in the framework of the historic and economic context, on the coins of Turgar (738-750 CE), the last Sogdian king
of Samarkand before the definitive conquest of the region by the Arabs. Turgar issued a series of copper coins, which circulated abundantly along the
Zeravšan Valley, while only few silver coins bearing his name are actually known. The recent discovery of some new silver exemplars with interesting
typological variants, makes necessary a general revision of the coinage of this weak sovereign

GARIBOLDI, ANDREA

Archivio istituzionale della ricerca - Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna

Le monete di Turgar (738-750), ultimo re di Samarcanda

The present contribution focuses, in the framework of the historic and economic context, on the coins of Turgar (738-750 CE), the last Sogdian king of Samarkand before the definitive conquest of the region by the Arabs. Turgar issued a series of copper coins, which circulated abundantly along the Zeravšan Valley, while only few silver coins bearing his name are actually known. The recent discovery of some new silver exemplars with interesting typological variants, makes necessary a general revision of the coinage of this weak sovereign

Andrea Gariboldi

Archivio istituzionale della ricerca - Università di Trieste

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Le monete di Turgar (738-750), ultimo re di Samarcanda

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