Dirham - Arghun Georgian Issue
Features
| Issuer |
Ilkhanate
 |
|---|---|
| Khan |
Arghun Khan (1284-1291)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 684-688 (1284-1291) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | 1 Dirham (0.7) |
| Currency | Dinar (1256-1388) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.40 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 388736 |
| References | Album Islamic# 2151.2 Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States.Ömer Diler; 2006. Ilkhans: Coinage of the Persian Mongols. Self-published, Istanbul, Turkey. |
Obverse
Trinitarian formula within square, with a cross on a pedastal within the lower field.
Script: Arabic
Translation:
Field: bism al-ab / wa 'l-Ibn wa-rūh / al-Quds [ilāh] / wāhid'
Margin: darb / Tiflis / sana sitta / thamānīn sittami'a
Field: In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the one God.
Margin: Struck in Tiflis in [year].
Reverse
Uighur inscription followed by the ruler's name in Arabic.
Scripts: Arabic, Mongolian / Manchu, Old Uyghur
Translation:
Hakanu / Ariba / Argunu / Deledkeguluk / Arghun
Of the Khaqan / in the name / by Arghun / struck/ Arghun
Mint
Tiflis, modern-day Tbilisi, GeorgiaComments
"2151.2 AR dirham, Georgian issue, cross at bottom of reverse field legend, after wahid
S [Scare]"
All were struck in Tiflis under Demetre II of Georgia. There are variations of obverse and reverse dies.
These are easily distinguished from other Arghun coinage by the presence of a Christian cross within the square. However, they often suffer from blundered dates and months. There are three main variations:
- The third line in Uighur spelling “Arghun” is instead spelt as “Arghunun”.
- The presence of three dots after Arghun's name
- The presence of the cross not at the bottom center of the coin, but instead to the left of Arghun's name.
There are other, minor variations:
- To the left of the cross there may be:
- A six pointed star
- An eight pointed star
- A ornament
- Zarb Tiflis/Struck in Tiflis sometimes replaces the name of the month
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1284-1291) | |||||||||||||||
| 684 (1285) | 0. Blundered Month | ||||||||||||||
| 684 (1285) | 1. Muharram | ||||||||||||||
| 684 (1285) | 10. Shawwal | ||||||||||||||
| 684 (1285) | 4. Rabi - ul - ahir | ||||||||||||||
| 685 (1286) | 0. Blundered Month | ||||||||||||||
| 685 (1286) | 1. Muharram | ||||||||||||||
| 685 (1286) | 10. Shawwal | ||||||||||||||
| 685 (1286) | 2. Safar | ||||||||||||||
| 685 (1286) | 3. Rabi - ul - awwal | ||||||||||||||
| 685 (1286) | 4. Rabi - ul - ahir | ||||||||||||||
| 685 (1286) | 5. Jumada - ul - awwal | ||||||||||||||
| 685 (1286) | 6. Jumada - ul - ahir | ||||||||||||||
| 685 (1286) | 7. Rajab | ||||||||||||||
| 685 (1286) | 8. Shaban | ||||||||||||||
| 686 (1287) | 0. Blundered Month | ||||||||||||||
| 686 (1287) | 1. Muharram | ||||||||||||||
| 686 (1287) | 3. Rubi - ul - awwal | ||||||||||||||
| 686 (1287) | 4. Rubi - ul - ahir | ||||||||||||||
| 686 (1287) | 5. Jumada - ul - awwal | ||||||||||||||
| 687 (1288) | 0. Blundered Month | ||||||||||||||
| 687 (1288) | 10. Shawwal | ||||||||||||||
| 688 (1289) | 0. Blundered Month | ||||||||||||||
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