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Jital - Möngke Ghazna Mint
| Issuer | Great Mongol Empire |
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| Year | 1251-1260 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Persian legend in Naskh-influenced script, crudely rendered in the manner typical of Mongol-period billon jitals struck at Ghazna. The inscription reads 'Be govvat-e aferidegar-e alam' (By the Power of the Creator of the World), distributed across the flan in horizontal registers. The lettering is bold and raised in relief, with the irregular flan edges characteristic of hand-cut blanks. Marginal inscription or decorative border elements partially visible around the periphery. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central device consisting of the dynastic tamgha of the Great Khan Möngke, rendered in the form of a stylized thunderbolt symbol, prominently raised in the field. The tamgha is flanked on either side by floral or vegetal ornamental patterns, typical of the decorative repertoire employed at the Ghazna mint during the mid-thirteenth century. The overall composition is set within an irregular flan, with the design elements showing the characteristic crude workmanship of hammered billon coinage of this period. The field surfaces exhibit natural die wear and flan irregularities consistent with the type. |
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