Among Zoroastrian burial items, there is a camel-shaped zoomorphic OSTADON lying there. It was found…
During World War I, B. August was drafted into service and sent to the Eastern Front. However, he soon managed to cross the front lines and surrender to Russian troops. He spent only a short time in a camp for Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war, after which, as a Czech, he was released and directed to Turkestan as a land surveyor.
From 1917 until his return to his homeland, B. August worked at the historical museum in Tashkent. In 1919, he married Varvara Povarina, who was the head of a botanical expedition from the Tashkent Research Institute of Forestry. During this period, August actively engaged in numismatics and compiled the "Catalog of Coins of the Turkestan National Museum," which covered acquisitions up to June 1, 1921. He also prepared an "Addendum" to the catalog, including new acquisitions from June 1 to October 15, 1921.
In his catalog, August described 336 coins from the pre-Islamic period, including Greek, Arsacid, Roman, and Byzantine coins. This was one of the first attempts to systematize numismatic material in the region. Unfortunately, it is currently impossible to identify the coins described by August in the collection. Later, these descriptions were revised by Mikhail Masson, highlighting the significance of the Czech specialist's work for further studies in numismatics in Turkestan. His contribution left a notable mark on the history of coin collecting and systematization in Central Asia.
