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1 Dirham Countermarked al-mubarizi twice
| Issuer | Beylik of Eshref |
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| Year | 1320-1329 |
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| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
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| Reverse description | Hammered silver flan of irregular round shape bearing multiple lines of Arabic legend in Naskh script, disposed across the central field within a decorative border of intertwined foliate or rope-pattern design. The reverse die carries religious and dynastic inscriptions consistent with Ilkhanid-influenced Anatolian beylik coinage. One or both of the al-mubarizi countermarks are also visible on this face, their raised oval impressions partially overlapping the underlying legends. The flan shows typical characteristics of hand-struck medieval Islamic silver coinage, including uneven edges and surface flow lines. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The Beylik of Eshref was one of the smaller Anatolian principalities that emerged following the Mongol-driven fragmentation of Seljuk authority in the early fourteenth century. Countermarking existing dirhams with "al-mubarizi" — a title invoking martial virtue and combat readiness — was a political act as much as a monetary one, asserting legitimacy over coinage that hadn't been struck under Eshrefid authority. The double application of the countermark on a single coin is unusual and likely reflects either sequential administrative validation or reuse after the coin re-entered official channels.