6 Dirhams - Taghay Timur Type KB

€399,224.00
IssuerIlkhanates of Western Khorasan
Year1338
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value6 Dirhams (4.2)
CurrencyDinar (1256-1388)
CompositionSilver
Weight6.2 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness1.8 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) A#2241, Diler#T-731, Wilkes 1#2165
Obverse descriptionTaghay Temur and titulature within a rounded hexafoil; circles inscribed at each point, date and mint between.
Obverse scriptArabic (naskh)
Obverse letteringField: ضرب جرجان / السلطان العالم العدل / طغايتيمور جان جلد / ملكه Margin: في استرباد سبعمائة وتسعة وثلاثون سنة
(Translation: Field: al-sultān al-`ālim / Taghay Temur han / khallada Allāh mulkahu Margin: darb [mint] sana fītis` thalathīn sab`ami`a  Field: Sultan of the World / Taghay Temur Khan / May God perpetuate his rule Margin: Struck in [mint], seven hundred and thirty-nine years)
Reverse descriptionKalima in three lines, surrounded by the names of the four Rashidun Caliphs (read clockwise).
Reverse scriptArabic (kufic)
Reverse letteringField: ﻻ ﺍﻟﻪ ﺍﻻ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ / ﻣﺤﻤﺪ / ﺭﺳﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ Margin: إبو بكر / عمر / عثمان / علي
(Translation: Field: lā ilāh illā Allāh / Muhammad / rasūl Allāh Margin: Abū Bakr / `Umar / `Uthmān / `Alī  Field: There is no God but God / Muhammad / is the messenger of God Margin: Abu Bakr / Umar / Uthman / Ali)
EdgePlain.
Mint
Mintage739 (1338)  - Jurjan Mint -
Catalog ID4263504930
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