Jital - temp. Malik of Kurzuwan Mongol Siege Issue

€70,781.00
IssuerKurzuwan, City of
Year1221
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Jital
CurrencyTanka (1211-1368)
CompositionCopper
Weight3.2 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Tye#324.1-2, A#1971
Obverse descriptionCenter circle citing Al-Malik, with ornaments. Date in the margin, surrounded by a border of connected dots.
Obverse scriptArabic (kufic)
Obverse letteringCenter: المٰلک Margin: بتاريخ ربيع الاخر سنة ثمان عشرة ستمائة
(Translation: Center: Al-Malik Margin: b’ tarikh Rabi’ Al-Akhir sana’ thaman ashr’ sittama(ya’)  Center: The Prince Margin: (struck) on the date Rabi’-II, year eight-ten (and) six hundred)
Reverse descriptionMint name and kalima in four lines, surrounded by a border of connected dots
Reverse scriptArabic (kufic)
Reverse letteringکرزوان لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله
(Translation: Kurzuwan la ilah illa Allah Muhammad rasulu allah Kurzuwan  Kurzuwan There is no deity except God Muhammad is the messenger of God Kurzuwan)
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Mint
Mintage ?  - -
618 (1221)  - Tye 324.1 - Dated Rabi II (June 1221); Kurzuwan Mint -
618 (1221)  - Tye 324.2 - Dated Jumada I (June-July 1221); Kurzuwan Mint -
Catalog ID7566071760
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