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Presentation Dinar - Uljaytu Type A
| Issuer | Ilkhanate |
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| Year | 1306 |
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| Reference(s) | A#2178, Diler#Ul-352, Wilkes 1#2105var |
| Obverse description | The obverse presents a densely inscribed design arranged in three concentric zones, entirely in Arabic Thuluth script against a darkened field. The central medallion, enclosed within an ornate cusped or lobed cartouche, bears the Shahada in three lines: 'There is no deity but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, may Allah honor him.' Surrounding this central field is an inner marginal band containing the names and honorifics of the four Rightly Guided Caliphs — Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, Umar al-Faruq, Uthman Dhu al-Nurayn, and Ali Abu al-Nasr — invoking peace upon them all. The outermost band carries a Qur'anic verse (Surah XLVIII, 29), the entire composition separated by plain raised fillets and a beaded border at the rim, consistent with the Sunni epigraphic style adopted by Uljaytu early in his reign. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is organized around a prominent square cartouche inscribed within a circular field, a layout characteristic of Ilkhanid monumental coinage of the early fourteenth century. Within the square, four lines of bold Arabic Thuluth script proclaim the royal titulature: 'The Greatest Sultan, Ghiyath al-Dunya wa'l-Din, Khudabanda Muhammad, may Allah perpetuate his reign.' Below the square cartouche, within the inner marginal zone, the mint and date formula reads 'Struck at Baghdad in the year six and seven hundred' (AH 706 / AD 1306). The outermost band is occupied by Qur'anic verse XXIV, 55, rendered in flowing script, with the entire design framed by a beaded rim. The well-executed calligraphy and the square-within-circle compositional device reflect the refined epigraphic tradition of Ilkhanid silver coinage under Uljaytu. |
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