Great Mongols. Temp. Chingiz Khan (603-624AH / 1206-1227AD). AV dinar (3.14g)

Great Mongols. Temp. Chingiz Khan (603-624AH / 1206-1227AD). AV dinar (3.14g)

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Description

Great Mongols. Temp. Chingiz Khan (603-624AH / 1206-1227AD)

AV dinar (3.14 g, 32 mm)

Astarabad mint

Astarabad was a strategic city in northern Iran, important for its fertile lands, trade routes, and role as a regional administrative center under the Khwarazmian Dynasty. Located on the southeastern edge of the Caspian Sea, near the Alborz Mountains

OBVERSE: Astarabad (أستراباد) / الخاقان Al Khaqan / العادل al-adil / الاعظم al-azam (Khan of Khans, the Just, the Most Mighty). Mint formula in margins

REVERSE: لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللّٰه “la ilah illa allah muhammad rasulu allah” (there is no deity except God, Muhammad is the messenger of God) / Astarabad (أستراباد)

Mongol issues with title “khaqan” are usually struck during the lifetime of Chingiz Khan

Choice AU. Struck on huge broad flan. With clear mint mentioned twice. Extremely RARE