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Dirham 'Dang' - Urus Sygnaq mint
| Issuer | White Horde |
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| Year | 1373-1375 |
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| Value | 1 Dirham / Dang / Yarmag (0.7) |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic legend in bold Naskh script, enclosed within a circular cartouche or linear border. The inscription reads the royal titles of Khan Urus, identifying him as the reigning sultan. The script is deeply struck in relief against a flat, unadorned field, typical of Jochid hammered coinage. The flan is irregular and slightly spread at the margins, a characteristic feature of hand-struck steppe coinage of the 14th century. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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The White Horde occupied the eastern wing of the fragmented Mongol empire, controlling the steppes between the Ural River and Lake Balkhash. Sygnaq, on the Syr Darya, served as its primary administrative center and was one of the few fixed urban mints operating under a polity that was otherwise relentlessly mobile. The years 1373–1375 fall within the turbulent succession struggles following the death of Urus Khan's predecessors — Urus himself was consolidating control aggressively during this period, which likely drove the need for a legitimate, mint-marked coinage to assert authority.
The Sagdeeva corpus remains the definitive reference for White Horde dirhams, and #362 is among the better-documented types from Sygnaq.