Need a little ID help on this gold coin

Aethelred

In fact I need a lot of ID help, I have never been good with these eastern coins. I am thinking India or Iran, but I may be way off.

The coin is 4.6g and 23mm.

Sapyx

<< <i>I am thinking India or Iran, but I may be way off. >>


Not too far off; it's from the Emirate of Bokhara, in modern-day Uzbekistan, a gold tilla dated 1319 AH (= 1901-2 AD). You'll find it listed in Krause under U, "Uzbekistan-Bokhara", KM# 65.

Krause notes that there are "varieties with and without date on reverse"; the date 1319 is on both sides of your coin, so I'd assume it's a "with date on reverse" variety.

Aethelred

Thank you very much!

I notice that they have taken Bukhara out of the last two editions of Krause, but I had a 34th edition and it was there. I knew I kept these for a reason.

DCH

Current edition KM lists Bukhara under Central Asia...

Aethelred

<< <i>Current edition KM lists Bukhara under Central Asia... >>



Cool, thank you!