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Dirham - temp. Qaidu Khan Samarqand mint
| Issuer | Chagatai Khanate |
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| Year | 1264-1303 |
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| Weight | 1 g |
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| Obverse description | Aniconic field bearing the Shahada in two lines of bold Arabic script: the first line reading 'la ilaha illa Allah' (There is no god but God) and the second 'Muhammad rasul Allah' (Muhammad is the Messenger of God). The legends are rendered in a robust, angular hand characteristic of Mongol-era Islamic coinage, struck on an irregularly shaped flan with characteristic hammered relief. The field is undecorated save for the religious inscription, consistent with the aniconism of Chagatai Khanate monetary practice. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing three lines of Arabic legend identifying the issuing authority and mint. The uppermost line reads 'al-Sultan al-A'zam' (The Supreme Sultan), the second 'Qaidu Khan', and the third 'Darb Samarqand' (Struck at Samarqand). The script is executed in an angular, somewhat irregular style typical of hammered dirhams produced under the Chagatai Khanate, reflecting the workshop traditions of the Samarqand mint during the late thirteenth century. The flan is irregular and the strike slightly off-center, as is common for issues of this period. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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