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Dinar - Arghun Uyghur Obverse, Mithqal Weight
| Issuer | Ilkhanate |
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| Year | 1284-1291 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1256-1388) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears a multi-line legend in the Uyghur-Mongolian script, rendered in the distinctive folded or 'square' Mongolian style adapted for coinage, filling the entire field without a border. The inscription, struck in high relief on an irregularly flan, identifies the Ilkhanid ruler Arghun Khan and carries his titles and formulaic invocations. The script flows across the surface in horizontal bands, characteristic of the transitional bilingual coinage introduced under Arghun's monetary reform. The flat, unbordered field and the densely packed calligraphic arrangement give the obverse a distinctly Central Asian aesthetic, differentiating it from contemporary Islamic dinars. The flan edges are ragged and irregular, typical of hammered gold coinage of the Ilkhanate period. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a multi-line Arabic religious and dynastic legend arranged in horizontal registers across the field, enclosed within a double circular border composed of a linear inner ring and an outer pellet or rope border. The central field carries the Shahada and the name and titles of the Ilkhan Arghun, together with the mint name and, where struck, the AH date. The Arabic calligraphy is executed in a bold, angular Kufic-influenced style characteristic of Ilkhanid gold coinage, with the text densely filling the available space. A partial marginal legend runs within the outer border, though portions are weak or off-flan due to the irregular hammered flan. The overall layout follows the established Abbasid-derived dinar format, adapted to incorporate Mongol dynastic titulature. |
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| Mint | Baghdad, Iraq Shiraz, Iran Tebriz, modern-day Tabriz,Iran |
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