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2 Dirhams - 'Ilkhan' Abu Sa'id Khan Type C
| Issuer | Ilkhanate |
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| Year | 1316-1335 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1256-1388) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line Arabic inscription in Naskh script proclaiming the reign of the Ilkhanid sultan: 'Struck in the time of the Mighty Sultan Abu Sa'id — may God perpetuate his reign.' The legend is arranged in horizontal registers across the coin's face, framed by a circular border. The hammered flan produces an irregular edge with slight striking weakness typical of Ilkhanid silver coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ضرب في ايام السلطان الاعظم خلّد الله ملكه |
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Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan inherited the Ilkhanate at age twelve following the death of Öljaitü, and his nearly two-decade reign marked the last period of stable Ilkhanid rule before the khanate fractured irreversibly after his death in 1335 — he died without a male heir, triggering a succession crisis that destroyed the dynasty within fifteen years. The Type C classification within his dirham series reflects a die revision made during his reign, though the precise administrative trigger for the change remains debated among specialists.