6 Dirhams - Togha Temur Type KB

€399,437.00
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-732, Wilkes 1#2165var
Obverse descriptionKalima in three lines, surrounded by the names of the four Rashidun Caliphs (read clockwise).
Obverse scriptArabic
Obverse 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)
Reverse descriptionTogha Temur and titulature within a rounded hexafoil; circles inscribed at each point, date and mint between.
Reverse scriptArabic, Old Uyghur
Reverse letteringField: خلد الله ملكه / ᠲᠤᠭᠨᠲᠡᠮᠤᠷ/ السلطان العالم Margin: ضرب / جرجان / فى سنه / تسع و / ثلاثين / سبعمائه
(Translation: Field: al-sultān al-`ālim / Taghay Temur han / khallada Allāh mulkahu Margin: ‍Zarb [mint] sana fītis` thalathīn sab`ami`a  Field: Sultan of the World / Taghay Temur Khan(in old Uighur or Mongolian Script) / May God perpetuate his rule Margin: Struck in [mint], seven hundred and thirty-nine years)
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage739 (1338)  - Jurjan Mint -
Catalog ID2824148630
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