A rare mint
Lot 3300
ISLAMIC, Mongols. Ilkhanids. Abu Saʿid, AH 716-736 / AD 1316-1335. 6 Dirhams (Silver, 25 mm, 8.53 g, 7 h), type H (bilingual), Ariwan (Yerevan), Khani Year 33 = AD 733/4. Within a circle, ‘lā ilāha illā Allāh Muḥammad rasūl Allāh ṣalla Allāh ʿalayh’ (‘There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him’ in Arabic in the spiraled Kufic script); the names of the four Rashidun Caliphs around. Rev. Within a circle, ‘Busaida’ (‘Abu Saʿid’ in the Uighur script); above and below, ‘al-sulṭān al-ʿālam al-ʿādil / ḍarb – Ariwān / Bahādur Khān khalada mulkuhū’ (‘The just king of the world, Bahadur Khan. May his kingdom be perpetuated. Struck in Ariwan’ in Arabic); around, ‘ḍuriba fī / sana thalāth / wa thalāthīn / al-khāniyya’ (‘Struck in the Khani Year 33). Album 2217. Diler Ab-542. A rare mint. Struck from slightly worn dies and somewhat off center, otherwise, very fine.

From a Canadian collection.
Starting price:
25 CHF
Hammer price:
140 CHF
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Closing time: 17-Mar-25, 15:42:00 CET
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