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Dirham - Baraq Almaligh

Issuer Chagatai Khanate
Year 1268
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Value 1 Dirham (⅙)
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Obverse description Central field features a stylized architectural motif resembling a mihrab or gateway form with three arched elements, rendered in bold relief characteristic of Chagatai hammered coinage. The central device is enclosed within a circular beaded border, surrounded by concentric rings bearing Arabic legends in Kufic-influenced script. The field displays typical flat-hammered fabric with irregular flan edges. Inscriptions in the surrounding bands reference the issuing authority and mint formula standard to Mongol successor state coinage.
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Reverse description The reverse presents bold Arabic legends arranged in a multi-line central field, with large angular characters filling the die area in the manner typical of Chagatai silver dirhams. The inscription, disposed across the flan in dense Kufic-influenced script, likely references the ruler Baraq Khan and the mint city of Almaligh, along with a date formula. Decorative pellets and foliate elements punctuate the field between inscription lines. A marginal legend in Arabic script encircles the central text within a beaded border, though the irregular flan causes partial legend loss at the periphery.
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