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Dirham - 'Ilkhan' Ahmad Tekudar
| Issuer | Ilkhanate |
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| Year | 1282-1284 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the Islamic profession of faith (Shahada) inscribed in multiple lines of stylized Arabic Naskh script: 'La ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lahu, Muhammad rasul Allah' (There is no god but God alone, He has no partner, Muhammad is the messenger of God). The legend fills the entire face within a dotted border, characteristic of Ilkhanid hammered silver coinage. The script is bold and angular, typical of 13th-century Mongol-period Islamic dirhams. |
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| Reverse description | Central field inscribed in multiple lines of Arabic Naskh script reading 'Qaan al-a'zam Ahmad Ilkhan al-mu'azzam' (The Supreme Khan Ahmad, the Exalted Ilkhan), identifying the issuing ruler Ahmad Tekudar, the first Muslim Ilkhan. The inscription is arranged in stacked horizontal lines filling the flan, enclosed within a dotted circular border. The irregular flan and characteristic die-struck legends are typical of Ilkhanid hammered silver production of AH 681–683. |
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| Edge | Rough |
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