
1724
Coins at the Islamic Civilization Center are revealing two and a half millennia of Central Asia’s secrets
Coins that may appear at first glance to be simple pieces of metal in fact preserve millennia of statecraft and symbols of power. Today, the pre-Islamic coins exhibited at the Islamic Civilization Center in Uzbekistan reveal, through tangible evidence, nearly two and a half millennia of political, economic, and cultural development in Central Asia.





