Bukhara AH 1329 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 2295 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$641 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ISLAMISCHE MÜNZEN, Manghits of Bukhara, ‘Abd al-Ahad, 1303-1329 AH (1886-1910). Tilla 1329 AH (1910), Bukhara Mint. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Etwas gewellt und Prägeschwäche. Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Wavy flan and weakly struck."
This type was struck AH 1329-1331 and 1335. The 1329 is the most commn date. The tilla was a gold denomination also used in Afghanistan, with which Bukhara shared a rather moveable border.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.55 g, gold, this specimen 4.55 g.
Catalog reference: KM A65, Album 3041.
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- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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