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Dirham - Möngke Otrar mint
| Issuer | Great Mongol Empire |
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| Year | 1248-1265 |
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| Thickness | 0.8 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a multi-line Arabic inscription naming the Great Khan Möngke (Mengü Khan) alongside the honorific title of the Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir li-din-Allah, rendered in bold hammered Naskh script. The legends are arranged in three to four horizontal lines within a raised inner circle. A circular marginal legend surrounds the central field, recording the mint name Otrar (Utrar) and the date of issue. The flan is broad and irregular, typical of hammered Mongol dirhams of the mid-13th century, with a somewhat crude but bold die execution. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the Islamic Shahada (testimony of faith) in multi-line Arabic Naskh script, accompanied by a reference to the Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir li-din-Allah. The inscription is boldly struck in three to four horizontal lines within a raised inner border circle. A circular marginal legend repeats the mint and date formula, identifying Otrar as the place of striking. The overall style is consistent with Mongol-period silver-plated copper dirhams struck in Transoxiana during the reign of Möngke Khan (646–653 AH). The flan is wide and irregular with flat, uneven surfaces characteristic of hammered coinage. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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