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Dirham 'Dang' - Muhammad Uzbeg Qrim mint
| Issuer | Golden Horde |
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| Year | 1313-1341 |
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| Reference(s) | Sagdeeva#187, A#2025E, Zeno cat#6860 |
| Obverse description | Central field bearing a four-line Arabic inscription in bold naskh script reading 'al-Sultan al-A'zam / Muhammad Uzbeg Khan / zarb Qrim / sana 713' (The Supreme Sultan / Muhammad Uzbeg Khan / struck at Qrim / year 713 AH). The legend is contained within a double linear border with a beaded inner frame, characteristic of Golden Horde hammered coinage. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, consistent with hand-cut planchet preparation. The relief is high and the lettering boldly struck, though showing some weakness and die wear typical of high-volume circulation issues of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | السلطان الاعظم محمد اوزبك خان ضرب قرم سنة ٧١٣ |
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Muhammad Uzbeg Khan's reign over the Golden Horde marked a decisive turn toward Islam as the official state religion — a policy enforced with enough vigor that several rival princes were reportedly executed for resistance. The Qrim mint, operating on the Crimean peninsula, was among the most commercially active in the Horde's network, feeding coinage into the Black Sea trade routes that connected Genoese merchants at Caffa to markets stretching from the Levant to central Asia.
The "dang" denomination itself reflects the Mongol successor states' adaptation of Persian monetary terminology. At 0.95g, these Qrim pieces run slightly light against contemporaneous issues from Sarai, a discrepancy noted across multiple catalog references and likely tied to regional weight standards rather than debasement.