ISLAMIC, Mongols. Ilkhanids. Abaqa, AH 663-681 / AD 1265-1282. Dirham (Silver, 18 mm, 2.73 g), [Marw], AH 679 = 1280/1. Within a square, ‘lā ilāha illā / Allāh Muḥammad / rasūl Allāh’ (‘There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah’ in Arabic); in the margin, ‘fī shuhūr sana [679]’ (‘In the months of the year 679’ in Arabic). Rev. Within a circle, ‘lillāh / al-mulk / qāʾān al-ʿādil’ (‘The kingdom is Allah’s. The just Khan’ in Arabic); bow below. Album 2136M. Diler A-105. Rare and with an interesting spelling error. Areas of weakness, otherwise, good very fine.


A curious minor detail about this coin is that ‘lillāh’ in the reverse field is wrongly written as ‘Allāh’!