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Dinar - Khalil Allah Bukhara
| Issuer | Chagatai Khanate |
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| Year | 1341-1343 |
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| Value | 1 Dinar |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field is entirely occupied by a bold multi-line Arabic inscription in relief, executed in a vigorous Kufic-influenced script typical of Chagatai Khanate coinage. The central legend reads the Shahada in two lines: 'La ilaha illa Allah / Muhammad rasul Allah' (There is no god but God / Muhammad is the Messenger of God). The inscription is enclosed within a single linear inner border surrounded by a prominent outer border of raised pellets, characteristic of Central Asian hammered silver coinage of the mid-14th century. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, consistent with hand-struck production at a provincial mint. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field bears a multi-line Arabic inscription in bold relief identifying the ruler and mint. The legend reads in three lines: 'Khan / Khalil Allah / Bukhara', naming the Chagatai ruler Khalil Allah and the mint city of Bukhara. The script is rendered in a robust Naskh-influenced style consistent with Central Asian monetary epigraphy of the period. A single linear border frames the inscription field, and the irregular flan edge reflects the hand-struck hammered technique common to Transoxanian silver issues of the 14th century. |
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