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Jital - temp. Malik of Kurzuwan Mongol Siege Issue
| Issuer | Kurzuwan, City of |
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| Year | 1221 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Central circle enclosing the title Al-Malik in Kufic Arabic script, flanked by ornamental devices in the field. The marginal legend, rendered in Kufic script, records the precise date of issue and is enclosed within a border of connected dots. The overall design reflects the emergency character of the issue, with the inscription serving as the primary decorative and informational element. |
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| Obverse lettering | Center: 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 description | Four-line Kufic Arabic inscription filling the field, presenting the mint name Kurzuwan and the Islamic declaration of faith (kalima). The legend is contained within a border of connected dots, which frames the entire reverse design. The stark, text-dominated layout is characteristic of emergency siege coinage produced under extreme circumstances during the Mongol invasion of 1221. |
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