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Dirham - Tarmashirin Otrar mint
| Issuer | Chagatai Khanate |
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| Year | 1329-1332 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line Arabic inscription in angular Kufic-influenced script, occupying the majority of the flan. The legends are arranged in horizontal registers and contain the ruler's name and titles. The coin displays the characteristic irregular, slightly convex flan typical of hammered Chagatai silver dirhams. The strike is bold though somewhat off-center, with portions of the legend extending toward the uneven rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | طرمشيرين |
| Reverse description | Reverse field filled with a multi-line Arabic inscription in horizontal registers, recording the mint name Otrar (أُترار) and the AH regnal year. The text is struck in a bold, angular script consistent with Chagatai chancellery practice of the early 8th century AH. The flan edges are irregular and clipped, characteristic of the small hammered dirhams of this series. Some crowding of letters is visible toward the margins due to the limited flan size. |
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