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2 Dirhams - Taghay Timur type A
| Issuer | Ilkhanates of Western Khorasan |
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| Year | 1338 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a plain heptagonal geometric frame enclosing multiple lines of Arabic script in a bold, cursive style characteristic of late Ilkhanid coinage. The legend, distributed across the heptagonal panel, carries religious and royal titulature. The surrounding field is flat and unadorned, with the flan exhibiting the typical irregular, slightly buckled character of hammered medieval Islamic silver. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a hexagonal geometric frame with looped or knotted embellishments at each corner, enclosing several horizontal lines of Arabic script rendered in a bold, angular style. The inscription within the hexagon contains the Shahada and additional Islamic formulae. The field surrounding the hexagonal cartouche is flat and plain, consistent with the austere aesthetic of Ilkhanid hammered dirhams. |
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Taghay Timur ruled as the last independent Ilkhanid prince in Khorasan after the main Ilkhanate fragmented following Abu Sa'id's death in 1335 — a collapse that left regional governors scrambling to assert legitimacy through coin production. His issues from this period are notably inconsistent in weight and fabric, reflecting disrupted silver supplies rather than deliberate debasement.
1338 places this piece squarely in the final years of his reign before the Sarbadars effectively ended Ilkhanid authority in the region by 1353.