2 Dirhams - `Ilkhan` Abu Sa`id Khan Type H

€234,918.00
IssuerIlkhanate
Year1334-1338
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Dirhams (1.4)
CurrencyDinar (1256-1388)
CompositionSilver
Weight2.85 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness1 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) SICA 9#2218.1, Diler#Ab-542
Obverse description
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionKufi square (kufic murabba`) Arabic calligraphy Kalima version.  Around 4 sides of the square, the names of the first four caliphs, known as the Rashidun, the `Rightly guided caliphs`.
Reverse scriptArabic (kufic)
Reverse letteringلا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله (La Ilah Illa Allah, Muhammad Rasul Allah) ابو بكر , Abu Bakr عمر , Omar عثمان , Uthman على , Ali
(Translation: There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah)
Edge
Mint
Mintage734 (1334)  - Khani 33; Anguriya Mint (Ankara) -
ND (1334-1335)  - Khani 33 (734-735 AH); Tabriz mint -
ND (1335-1336)  - Khani 34 (735-736 AH) -
737 (1337)  - Hijri date; posthumous issue; Anatolian mint -
738 (1338)  - Hijri date; posthumous issue; Anatolian mint -
738 (1338)  - Khani 37 (738-739 AH); posthumous local issue -
Catalog ID8595900740
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