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Dirham 'Dang' - Berdi Beg Gulistan mint
| Issuer | Golden Horde |
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| Year | 1357-1359 |
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| Value | 1 Dirham / Dang / Yarmag (0.7) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field is entirely occupied by a three-line Arabic epigraphic legend in bold, angular script typical of Golden Horde coinage. The central inscription reads 'al-Sultan al-'Adil / Berdi Beg Khan / atala Allah mulkahu' (The Just Sultan / Berdi Beg Khan / may God prolong his reign), arranged in horizontal registers across the flan. The lettering is raised in high relief against a flat field, with no decorative border or geometric frame visible. The script exhibits the characteristic Kufic-influenced style employed on mid-14th-century Jochid dirhams. The irregular flan edge, typical of hammered coinage of this period, partially clips the outermost letters. |
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| Obverse lettering | السلطان العادل / بردي بك خان / اطال الله ملكه |
| Reverse description | The reverse field bears a two-line Arabic mint and date legend in raised relief, disposed in horizontal registers across the flan. The upper line reads 'Duriba bi-Gulistan' (Struck at Gulistan), identifying the mint city on the lower Volga, while the lower line gives the AH date 'sanata tis' wa-khamsin wa-sab'umi'a' (year 759, corresponding to 1358 CE). The script is executed in the same bold, angular style as the obverse, consistent with Golden Horde epigraphic convention. A partial circular border element is faintly visible along the lower rim. The irregular flan, characteristic of hand-struck Jochid silver, results in some peripheral legend loss. |
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