Bukhara AH 1232 tilla
Wikipedia comments, "The Emirate of Bukhara (Persian: امارت بخارا; Uzbek: Buxoro amirligi) was a Central Asian polity that existed from 1785 to 1920 in what is now modern-day Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. It occupied the land between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, known formerly as Transoxiana. Its core territory was the land along the lower Zarafshan River, and its urban centres were the ancient cities of Samarkand and the emirate's capital, Bukhara. It was contemporaneous with the Khanate of Khiva to the west, in Khwarezm, and the Khanate of Kokand to the east, in Fergana." This specimen was lot 71564 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAN. Emirate of Bukhara. Tilla, AH 1232 (1816). Bukhara Mint. Haidar Tora. PCGS Genuine--Tooled, AU Details. Obverse: AH date across central field; Reverse: AH date to right, and Mint name. Struck in the names of Haidar Tora's father, Masum Ghazi, and grandfather, Amr Danyal. This example boasts a strong central strike with a slight weakness at 6 o'clock and correspondingly on the reverse. Close inspection reveals some light scratches on the reverse, accounting for the details designation. Despite its shortcomings, this decently preserved example offers much remaining detail and is pleasing to the eye. Ex: Classical Numismatic Group 76 (9/2007) Lot # 1734." This type is listed for AH 1229-1235. The tilla was a gold denomination also used in Afghanistan, with which Bukhara shared a rather moveable border.
Recorded Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.35 g, gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-M11 ("Arabian Empires"); KM 34; Album-3030.1.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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