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Dirham 'Dang' - Jani Beg Saray al-Jadida mint
| Issuer | Golden Horde |
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| Year | 1346-1347 |
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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 multi-line Arabic legend arranged in a central cartouche, executed in a bold Naskh-influenced script characteristic of Golden Horde coinage. The inscription names the issuing ruler and proclaims his honorific title, reading 'Sultan the Just Jani Beg Khan.' The lettering is deeply struck and fills the flan, with individual letter forms showing the fluid, cursive character typical of mid-14th century Jochid dirhams. The coin's irregular flan edges, a natural consequence of the hammered production technique, partially obscure the outermost strokes of the legend. No pictorial device or decorative border is present; the design relies entirely on the calligraphic inscription for its visual impact. |
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| Mintage | 746 (1346) (864) - Sagdeeva #229 - 747 (1347) (847) - Sagdeeva #230 - |
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Jani Beg's reign over the Golden Horde coincided almost exactly with the catastrophic westward march of the Black Death across the steppe. In 1346, Mongol forces besieging the Genoese trading post at Kaffa on the Crimean coast were decimated by plague — and, according to the Flemish chronicler Gabriel de Mussis, catapulted their own dead over the walls, sending infected corpses into the city. The Genoese fled by sea, carrying the disease into the Mediterranean world. This dirham was struck at Saray al-Jadida during that precise moment of demographic collapse.