Pre-Islamic Central Asia bronze RRRRR unit, Amukyan of Panch, c.700 AD, Principality of Panch, Soghd circulated

Sogdian legend pncy mr'yn 'cm'wky'n ("Master Amukyan of Panch") around a central hole //  22mm, 2.18 grams. Smirnova 735; cf. Zeno 297809.

Extremely rare, known only from a few specimens. In exceptional quality, with a complete and clear inscription.

Pendjikent is modern-day Panjakent, Tajikistan. Panch was a local principality with the center near modern Penjikent, to the East of Samarqand, 60 km up in Zeravshan valley. Princes of Panch were issuing their own coinage during 7-8th cent., before Arab invasion. Their title was "afshin" - MR'Y or MR'Yn in aramean heterogram on coins. As Smirnova wrote, Amukyan should be contemporary of Sogdian king Warhuman.

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