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Dirham - Buqa 'Tuqa' Timur Khwarizm
| Issuer | Chagatai Khanate |
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| Year | 1288 |
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| Value | 1 Dirham (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a multi-line Arabic inscription arranged in three horizontal registers within a rectangular frame, bearing the Shahada or ruler's titles in characteristic Mongol-period Naskh script. The legend is enclosed by a dotted inner border, with additional marginal inscriptions running along the outer border of the flan. The irregular flan edges are typical of hammered silver dirhams of the Chagatai Khanate period. The lettering is boldly struck, with some areas of weakness consistent with hand-struck medieval Islamic coinage. The overall design follows the epigraphic style standard to Khwarazmian mint issues of the late thirteenth century. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Reverse field displaying a multi-line Arabic inscription in three horizontal registers within a rectangular dotted border frame, recording the mint name Khwarizm and the AH date corresponding to 1288 CE. The marginal legend encircles the central panel along the dotted border, partially visible on the irregular flan. The script is executed in the angular Naskh style characteristic of Mongol-period Central Asian coinage. Strike quality is uneven across the surface, with portions of the legend weak or off-flan, as is typical of hammered silver issues of this era. The reverse composition follows the standard epigraphic layout of Chagatai Khanate dirhams attributable to the reign of Buqa Timur. |
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