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Dirham - 'Ilkhan' Hulagu Khan
| Issuer | Ilkhanate |
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| Year | 1256-1265 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic inscription arranged in horizontal registers within a plain inner circle, presenting the Shahada or royal titulature in bold naskh script. The legends are framed by a plain line border and an outer marginal legend running along the circumference, partially visible due to the irregular flan. The coin exhibits characteristic hammered fabric with an uneven, roughly circular flan showing areas of green patination consistent with prolonged burial. The die engraving is deeply struck in the Ilkhanid epigraphic tradition, with pronounced raised lettering typical of mid-13th century Mongol coinage in the Persianate style. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line Arabic inscription in horizontal registers within a beaded inner border, citing the names and titles of Mongke Khan as Supreme Khan and Hulagu Khan as Ilkhan. The legends are rendered in bold naskh script with clearly separated lines, surrounded by a beaded circle and an outer marginal legend in Arabic encircling the field. The flan is irregular and shows characteristic flan splits and edge cracks typical of hammered Ilkhanid dirhams, with the beaded border well preserved on the lower half. The overall design conforms to the standard Ilkhanid epigraphic type with no figural imagery, relying entirely on calligraphic inscription for its visual program. |
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| Reverse lettering | مَنكو قاآن / إيلخان / هولاكو خان |
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