Watch List notes:

LOCAL ISSUES, Silk Road Region. 5th-8th centuries AD. AV Bracteate (15mm, 0.32 g, 12h). Imitating a Late Roman/Early Byzantine solidus. Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly left, [holding spear over shoulder and shield] / 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 –. Slightly wavy flan. VF for type. Pierced twice for use as an appliqué. An attractive type of cross-cultural interest.