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Fals - Möngke Tiflis mint
| Issuer | Great Mongol Empire |
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| Year | 1251-1259 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic legend in relief, hammered in an informal hand characteristic of Mongol-period Caucasian coinage. The inscription, reading 'Möngke Qaan, the great, the just,' fills the flan without a formal border, reflecting the blunt die-cutting style of the Tiflis mint. The flan is irregular and shows pronounced surface porosity consistent with copper coinage of the period. Flan crack visible at upper rim. No figural imagery appears; the design is entirely epigraphic. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a bold multi-line Arabic Shahada legend set within a roughly rectangular cartouche with decorative knotted border, a design feature typical of Ilkhanid and Mongol-period copper coinage struck at Caucasian mints. The inscription, reading the first part of the Islamic profession of faith ('There is no god but God, He is One, He has no partner'), is executed in a sturdy, angular naskh script. An additional partial legend or ornamental band appears above the cartouche. The flan is broad and irregular, with a notable chip at the upper edge. |
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| Mint | Tiflis |
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