Catalog
Dinar - Genghis Khan 'Chingiz Khan'
| Issuer | Great Mongol Empire |
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| Year | 1207-1227 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears a multi-line Arabic religious inscription in bold, high-relief Naskh script arranged horizontally across the central field, enclosed within a raised inner circle. The central legend opens with the Shahada, followed by the name of the Prophet Muhammad and the honorific title of the Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir li-Din Allah, Commander of the Faithful. A Quranic verse in Arabic script forms a continuous circular marginal legend running along the inner border, separated from the central field by a raised circular line. An additional outer marginal band of Arabic text encircles the entire design, completing the epigraphic programme. The overall style is consistent with early thirteenth-century Islamic hammered coinage, with no figural or geometric ornament. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a multi-line Arabic inscription in bold, high-relief Naskh script arranged horizontally across the central field within a raised inner circle. The central legend bears the honorific titles of Genghis Khan rendered as al-Khaqan al-Adil al-Azam (the Just and Supreme Khagan), followed by the mint and date formula in the lower portion of the field. The mint name Ghazna (Ghazni) and the Hijri date 618 AH are explicitly recorded, confirming the place and year of striking. A circular marginal legend in Arabic script encircles the central field, separated by a raised line, with a further outer marginal band of text. The reverse, like the obverse, is purely epigraphic, reflecting the Mongol rulers' adoption of established Islamic coinage conventions. |
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