Collecting ancient coins of Central Asian states is a great way to study the rich history of our region. Each coin is a document that carries information about the times of ancient empires. In different years on the territory of Kazakhstan and neighboring states appeared and replaced each other great empires that influenced the formation of the world in which we live today, and each historical stage left its numismatic evidence.
Pictorial coins of the period of Turkic Kaganate tell about an appearance of ancient Turkic Kagans. Portraits of the first Turkic rulers and their full-length images are found on many types of early Turkic coins, and the titles of the rulers minted on the coins tell us about the complex and clear structure of the ancient Kaganates.
Subsequent issues of coins of the Chinese type with holes in the center of the coin and tamgas of Turkic tribes, give researchers and collectors a lot of information about the functioning of the states of Turgesh and Karluk of the 8th-9th centuries AD.
The richest numismatic material of the Karakhanid and Khorezm Shahs' reign period records in detail the dates, names and geography of the reign of the khans of the 10th-12th centuries.
The Mongolian period is also represented by a huge number of different types of coins, by which researchers build and complete the historical picture of this formidable era.
The period from the emergence of Tamerlane's empire to the 19th century provides the richest monetary material, much of which has yet to be studied
Studying coins is the best way to discover the history of your region, and having your own numismatic collection is an opportunity to feel connected to our great past at any time.
