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⅙ Dinar - Kebek Khan
| Issuer | Chagatai Khanate |
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| Year | 1322-1325 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the distinctive Chagataid tamgha, rendered in bold raised relief within a lunette or crescent-shaped cartouche formed by intertwining lines. A ring of pellets encircles the central device, serving as an inner border. Arabic legends and the AH date appear in the surrounding field, partially visible around the periphery of the irregular flan. The die-work is characteristic of early fourteenth-century Chagatai hammered coinage, with bold but somewhat crude lettering typical of provincial mint production. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Kebek Khan's reign marked a significant administrative turning point for the Chagatai Khanate — he fixed a permanent capital at Qarshi and undertook a coinage reform that standardized denominations across his territory, a rare exercise in monetary centralization for a steppe polity of this period. The fractional dinar series was part of that reform, intended to facilitate small transactions in the settled Transoxianan markets his predecessors had largely ignored.
Kebek converted to Islam during his reign, which directly shaped the religious character of his coin types.