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Pul 'Lion to the left' - temp. Murid Gulistan mint
| Issuer | Golden Horde |
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| Year | 1363 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A feline figure, identified as a lion or similar beast, depicted in left-facing profile occupying the central field. Above the animal appears a solar symbol, attested in two known variants: a chamomile-style radiate sun and a seven-dot arrangement. The design is rendered in a bold, schematic style characteristic of Golden Horde copper coinage, with the figure executed in relatively high relief against a flat, unadorned field. The irregular flan edge, typical of hammered pul coinage, is visible around the periphery. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The year 1363 falls squarely within the so-called "Great Troubles" — the period of near-continuous civil war that tore through the Golden Horde after the death of Jani Beg in 1357. Murid was one of several khans who briefly controlled portions of the khanate during this fragmentation, and the Gulistan mint — one of the Horde's most productive — continued striking copper puls through the chaos, often under whoever held local authority at a given moment.
Attribution to Murid's reign at Gulistan remains tentative; the Zeno catalogue reference reflects scholarly consensus rather than certainty, and die studies on puls from this chaotic decade are ongoing.