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Dinar - 'Ilkhan' Abu Sa'id Khan Type C
| Issuer | Ilkhanate |
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| Year | 1319 |
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| Value | 1 Dinar (2) |
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| Obverse description | Hammered gold dinar with an ornate multi-lobed cartouche at center enclosing the Shahada and names of the first four Caliphs in fine Naskh script arranged in multiple lines. The central cartouche is framed by a circular marginal legend occupying a broad flat field. The outer border consists of a raised dotted or pellet ring following the irregular round flan. The overall design is characteristic of Ilkhanid calligraphic coinage, with no figural imagery, the entire decorative program devoted to Islamic inscriptions. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan came to power in 1316 at roughly twelve years old, with the real authority held by the amir Choban. The Type C dinar series falls within the period before Abu Sa'id asserted personal control — a reign defined early by regent politics and the slow unraveling of the Ilkhanate's administrative coherence. Gold coinage of this period was struck across multiple mints in Iran and Iraq, and attribution to a specific mint without a legible mint name requires caution.
At 10.14g, this piece sits at the heavier end of the standard Ilkhanid dinar weight range, suggesting either a well-preserved flan or a mint operating with stricter weight controls than most.