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Dirham 'Ornamental type' - anepigraphic Bulghar mint
| Issuer | Golden Horde |
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| Year | 1280-1310 |
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| Weight | 1.3 g |
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| Mint | Bulghar Mint |
| 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.