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Asper - Hadji Gerai Khan
| Issuer | Caffa, City of |
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| Year | 1454-1466 |
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| Value | 1 Silver Asper |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the Mongolian tamgha of Hadji Gerai Khan, a stylised dynastic emblem rendered in relief, enclosed within a square frame composed of a beaded or pearl border. Arabic legends surround the central device in the field outside the square, bearing the Khan's royal titles. The overall composition reflects the Crimean Khanate's Islamic artistic tradition, adapted for this Genoese colonial coinage. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, characteristic of hammered silver production. |
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| Obverse lettering | (Translation: The Just Ruler, Hadji Gerai Khan) |
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| Mint | Kaffa Mint |
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