East Turkestan, Kucha (亀茲王国), AE Small Cash (無文小銅錢), 3th-5th Century, Zeno-20459

Description

This coin was issued in
Kucha Kingdom (亀茲王国)
, East Turkestan in
3th-5th century
AD.
I have
learned
from the Chinese
previous owner
that it was
used in 5th-8th century
AD.
I have changed the age of use to the
3rd-5th century
AD,
according to the description of in many catalogs.
Kucha
was an ancient
Buddhist kingdom
located on the branch of the
Silk Road
that ran along the northern edge of the
Taklamakan Desert
in
Tarim Basin
and
south of the Muzat River.  For a long time, Kucha was the
most populous oasis
in Tarim Basin.  As a Central Asian
metropolis
, it was in contact with the
rest of
Central Asia, including
Sogdiana
and
Bactria
, and thus also with the cultures of
South Asia
, and coastal area of
China
.
Its main population was
Indo-European
.
They spoke an Indo-European language known as
Tocharian
.
The Chinese pilgrim
Xuanzang (玄奘)
visited Kucha and in the
630s
described Kucha at some length, and the following are excerpts from his
descriptions of Kucha
.
The soil is suitable for rice and grain...it produces grapes, pomegranates and numerous species of plums, pears, peaches, and almonds...The ground is rich in
minerals- gold, copper, iron and lead and tin.  The air is soft, and the manners of the people honest.  The style of writing is Indian, with some differences.
They excel other countries in their skill in playing on the lute and pipe...
[The above explanations are quoted from Wikipedia on each item.]
I will attach a share free historical map of
"Tarim Basin in 3rd century",
and a public domain photo of
"Tokhara characters in 5th-8th century AD".
Ancient Kucha City
is located at (
41.7207, 82.9430
) in google location system.
I will attach some photos of the ancient city from google map system.
The snap shot, of the wall of the ancient city, was taken by Mr. Lim Hiankhiam in October, 2020.
Copper Kucha anepigraphic small cash coin (
亀茲無文小銅銭
).   No rims and no inscription.   With a crack.
Catalogue number is
Zeno-20459
.
Zeno on line catalogue is "
Zeno. Ru - Oriental Coins Database
".
Size : 11 x 10 mm.     Weight : 0.47 gr.
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The additional fee
for
the registered mail is 4 USD.
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the payment.
I will send an invoice to you.
But now, unfortunately,
I can not send it with registered mail to some nations, including
USA, Canada & Australia.
The Japan Post Authority has stipulated that the current handling of international mail to some nations,
all of the air-mail can not
be
treated as registered mail.
The handling is due to the paralysis of the international postal system.
I hope to restore international postal services as soon as possible.
Thank you.