Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Jital - 'Ala al-din Muhammad
| Issuer | Khwarazmian Empire (Khwarazmian dynasties) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1200-1220 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central field bearing a three-line Arabic inscription set within a plain inner circle, the whole enclosed by a prominent beaded border. The legends, rendered in a cursive Kufic or Naskh hand, reference the ruling sultan 'Ala al-Din Muhammad of the Khwarazmian dynasty. The flan is irregular in shape, characteristic of hammered coinage of this period, and the strike is off-center, leaving portions of the beaded border partially visible. The coin exhibits an olive-green patina consistent with prolonged burial, with areas of bronze corrosion across the upper field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Central field displaying a multi-line Arabic inscription contained within a plain inner circle, surrounded by a beaded border typical of Khwarazmian jital coinage. The legends, executed in a cursive Arabic hand, are partially legible due to the off-center hammered strike and surface wear. The flan displays the characteristic irregular, scalloped edge of hand-struck medieval Islamic bronze coinage. A dark patina with traces of green cuprite covers the surface, attesting to the coin's age and burial history. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |