Bukhara AH 1218 tilla

Steve Album sale 39, lot 715

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 715 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MANGHIT OF BUKHARA: Haidar, 1800-1826, AV tilla, Bukhara, AH1218//1218, "8" in reverse date recut over "7", VF." This type is listed for AH 1217-1220 and maybe earlier. The tilla was a gold denomination also used in Afghanistan, with which Bukhara shared a rather moveable border.

Recorded Mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen 4.52 g.

Catalog reference: A-3029.1, KM-27.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Album, Stephen. Checklist of Islamic Coins. Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
• Mitchiner, Michael. Oriental Coins and their Values - The World of Islam. London, 2000. Hawkins Publications.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• AH 1217 tilla
• AH 1225 tilla
• Coins and currency dated 1803