Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 1126. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2006.  Sold For $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LOCAL ISSUES, Silk Road Region. 5th-8th centuries AD. AV Bracteate (0.62 g). Imitating an AV Solidus of Justinian I. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear over shoulder and shield, all within circle and border of large pellets / Incuse of obverse. Cf. Göbl, Dokumente pl. 87, B1; cf. Stein (Wang) p. 239 = BM IA.XII.c.1; V. Raspopova, "Gold Coins and bracteates from Pendjikent," in Coins, Art, and Chronology, pp. 453-460; cf. A. Juliano and J. Lerner, eds. Monks and Merchants: Silk Road Treasures from Northwest China, pp. 271-291; MACW -. Good VF. An attractive type of cross-cultural interest.