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Dirham - 'Ilkhan' Arghun Khan
| Issuer | Ilkhanate |
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| Year | 1286 |
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| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver flan bearing a multilingual legend in Mongolian rendered in Uighur script, arranged in horizontal lines across the field. The inscription names the Ilkhanid ruler Arghun Khan and invokes issuance in the name of the Great Khan, combining Mongolian political authority with Islamic coinage conventions. The script is boldly struck though slightly irregular due to the hammered technique, with letters filling the central field and extending toward the rim. No figural imagery is present, consistent with the aniconic tradition of Ilkhanid silver coinage. The overall layout reflects the distinctive bilingual administrative character of Arghun Khan's monetary issues. |
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| Obverse lettering | Khagan nreber Arghunun deledkedgülüg ارغون (Translation: Struck by Arghun in the name of the Great Khan Arghun) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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