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Dinar - Taghay Timur Type KB, Astarabad & Saveh
| Issuer | Ilkhanates of Western Khorasan |
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| Year | 1338 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by multi-line Arabic legend arranged in three horizontal registers within a decorative arch or cartouche, surmounted by a crescent or pellet device at the apex. The bold Naskh-style inscription dominates the flan, proclaiming the Shahada and royal titulature of the Ilkhanid ruler Taghay Timur. A circular marginal legend in Arabic script runs continuously around the periphery of the coin, partially visible on the irregular flan edge. The overall design follows the classic Ilkhanid epigraphic dinar tradition, with no figural elements, relying entirely on calligraphic artistry for visual impact. |
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| Obverse lettering | لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله |
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Taghay Timur was the last serious claimant to hold the eastern Ilkhanate together after the dynasty's collapse in the late 1330s, ruling a fragmented Khorasan while rival successor states carved up the rest of what had been Mongol Iran. His coins were struck across multiple mints simultaneously — Astarabad and Saveh among them — less as a coordinated monetary system than as a political assertion of legitimacy over each town as he held it. The "KB" type designation reflects a specific kalima arrangement on the reverse that distinguishes his issues from contemporaneous pretenders striking near-identical dinars.