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Dirham - Abu Sa'id Type F
| Issuer | Ilkhanate |
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| Year | 724 (1324) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a rectilinear panel divided into three horizontal registers containing multi-line Arabic religious legends in angular Kufic-influenced script, enclosed within a double linear border. Above the central panel, a decorative foliate or cloud-scroll band separates the inner field from the outer margin. The outer border is defined by a continuous beaded cordon encircling the entire design. The overall composition is characteristic of Ilkhanid hammered silver coinage, with the irregular flan producing slight weakness at the periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a circular medallion containing multi-line Arabic legends in cursive Naskh script, presenting the ruler's name and titles, set within a double linear circle. A broad intermediate band carries a circular Arabic marginal legend, itself bounded by an outer beaded cordon. The legends proclaim the Shahada and dynastic titulature standard to Ilkhanid coinage of Abu Sa'id's reign. The irregular hammered flan shows characteristic peripheral weakness and slight flan curl. |
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Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan's coinage from 724 AH falls within the period of his reign when effective power was still contested by the amir Choban, whose influence over the young khan remained substantial until Choban's execution in 1327. The Album Type F classification distinguishes this issue within a sequence of administrative and epigraphic variants that shifted as the Ilkhanate's central authority fluctuated across its mints from Anatolia to Khurasan.
At 1.8g, this piece is notably light against the theoretical Ilkhanid dirham standard — not unusual for late issues from a polity whose fiscal infrastructure was visibly degrading by the 720s AH.