Very Rare Mongol Silver Cash

Triton XVIII, Lot: 1469. Estimate $1250. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Mongols. Great Khans. temp. Chingiz (Genghis) or Qubilay (Kublai). AH 602-624 / AD 1206-1227 or AH 658-693 / AD 1260-1294. AR Cash (23mm, 3.32 g). Qaraqorum type. Uncertain mint. Da Chao Tōng Bǎo (Great dynasty circulating treasure) in Hànzì characters / Blank; trace of Möngke tamgha countermark. For coin: Hartill 19.1; cf. B&S, Newly, Type 2, Coin 3; for countermark: B&S, Apropos, p. 43, second example; http://www.charm.ru/coins/china/dazhao-silver.shtml. Near VF, thick green find patina. Very rare.