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Dinar - Hasan Bozorg Aydhaj mint
| Issuer | Jalayirid Sultanate |
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| Year | 1335-1356 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse was struck from a reused official Ilkhanid die of Abu Sa'id, bearing the date 719 AH, clearly legible in the field. The Shahada legend — 'There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God' — is arranged in the characteristic Ilkhanid manner, accompanied by the names of the first four Rashidun caliphs and a mint reference. The die inscription includes a reference to the Aydhaj mint (ایذج), though this element may reflect alteration of the original die. The calligraphic style and layout conform to standard Ilkhanid gold coinage conventions of the early 8th century AH. The possible reuse and modification of this obverse die, pairing it with a Jalayirid reverse, marks this piece as an exceptional and historically significant numismatic specimen. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Hasan Bozorg — "Hasan the Great" — founded the Jalayirid Sultanate after the disintegration of the Mongol Il-Khanate, ruling first as a nominal regent before consolidating real power following the death of the last Il-Khan claimants. The Aydhaj mint, located in the central Zagros region along a major pilgrimage and caravan route, operated intermittently under successive Mongol successor states. Its appearance on Jalayirid gold signals Hasan Bozorg's effort to project authority into territories still contested by the Chobanid rival dynasty throughout the 1340s.