2 Miri - Sultan Husayn Abu’l-Ghazi Astarabad

Features

Issuer	Timurid Empire (Mongol States)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1500-1506
Value	⅓ Tanka
Currency	Tanka (1370-1507)
Composition	Silver
Weight	1.59 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 523395
References	Album Islamic# A2437 Stephen Album; 2011. A Checklist of Islamic Coins (3^rd Edition). Self-published, Santa Rosa, California, United States.

Obverse

Inscription in central eye-shaped cartouche, additional inscription surrounding.

Script: Arabic

Unabridged legend: beh bud do-miri

Reverse

Four line inscrition in circle.

Script: Arabic

Mint

Astarabad, modern-day Gangirma, Iran

Comments

According to Stephen Album, presumably struck late in the reign, during a financial crisis which erupted after 906/1500.

Album also suggests for the example in photos a possible date of 909 , the digits widely separated at 3:00, 5:00 and 9:00

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (1500-1506)

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