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Dirham 'Ornamental type' - anepigraphic Bulghar mint
| Issuer | Golden Horde |
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| Year | 1280-1310 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1227-1502) |
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| Reverse description | Anepigraphic reverse featuring a large stylized multi-rayed star or radiating leaf pattern filling the entire field, with elongated pointed petals or leaves emanating from a central boss, creating a bold sunburst or lotus-like motif. Isolated pellets are visible in the outer field at approximately the nine o'clock and three o'clock positions. No legends or inscriptions are present on this face. The design is deeply struck on the irregular hammered flan, consistent with the ornamental anonymous dirham series of the Bulghar mint. The bold radiating device is a hallmark of this distinctive Golden Horde coinage type. |
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| Mintage | ND (1280-1310) |
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The anepigraphic "ornamental" dirhams of the Bulghar mint occupy an awkward corner of Golden Horde numismatics — struck during a period of succession instability following Möngke Temür's death in 1280, when central authority over the western mints was frequently contested. The absence of any ruler's name is not accidental carelessness; it likely reflects deliberate ambiguity during interregnal disputes, allowing coins to circulate without committing to a claimant.
Bulghar remained one of the Horde's most productive northern mints throughout this window, serving trade routes into the Volga-Ural fur economy. The Sagdeeva and Singer attributions place this type within a loosely defined ornamental series that resists precise dating within the 1280–1310 bracket.