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Dirhams of Ommeyads, Abbasids and Saffarids in Kulob Treasure

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Sharifzoda Abduvali Qurbonali

Abstract

The author of the article describes the biggest treasure of Kufi dirhams in Tajikistan – that of Kulob one. The time of discovery befalls April 15, 2015; the treasure was found in Kulob area, Shokhin nokhiya (average administrative-territorial unity of Tajikistan), kishlok (village) Bodomtu. The treasure includes one Ommeyad and one “mutinous” dirhams, 23 Abbasid, 4 Saffarid and 1370 Samanid coins of the same value. On two dirhams scientists for the first time read the inscription which they referred to Kufi type; the second dirham being a variety of Kufi type is distinguished with the elements of nash. The Ommeyad dirham pertaining to the period of the years 92/ 710-711, the ancientest coin of Kulob treasure, contains the Khalif’s name; letters with points in the inscription being of certain interest. Designing on the premise of the works belonging to scientists-numismatits it has been proved that the dirhams of this sort are found in Tajikistan for the first time. The conclusion has been made that the presence of Ommeyad, Abbasid and Saffarid coins in Kulob treasure testifies to a certain political authority of the named dynasties in Kulob and a monetary circulation of their coins along the area.

Keywords

numismatics, Kulob, treasure, Ommeyads’ dirkhams, Abbasids’ dirhams, Saffarids’ dirhams, “mutinous” dirham

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