Catalog
Dirham - Möngke Otrar mint
| Issuer | Great Mongol Empire |
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| Year | 1248-1265 |
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| Thickness | 0.8 mm |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the Islamic Shahada (testimony of faith) in multi-line Arabic Naskh script, accompanied by a reference to the Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir li-din-Allah. The inscription is boldly struck in three to four horizontal lines within a raised inner border circle. A circular marginal legend repeats the mint and date formula, identifying Otrar as the place of striking. The overall style is consistent with Mongol-period silver-plated copper dirhams struck in Transoxiana during the reign of Möngke Khan (646–653 AH). The flan is wide and irregular with flat, uneven surfaces characteristic of hammered coinage. |
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| Mint | Otrar (Utrar) |
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