The Great Genghis Khan
393, Lot: 303. Estimate $750. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLAMIC, Mongols. Great Khans. Chingiz (Genghis). AH 602-624 / AD 1206-1227. AR Dirham (15mm, 2.93 g, 12h). Ghazna (Ghazni) mint. Undated, but struck circa AH 617/8 (AD 1221/2).
al-adil/al-’azam/chingiz qaan in Arabic in three lines; border of large pellets between two lines /
al-Nasir/al-Din Allah/amir al-muminin in Arabic in three lines; border of small pellets between two lines. Zeno dies unlisted; Triton XV, lot 1669 (same reverse die); Nyamaa 2; Tye 327; SICA 9, 1007; Album 1967; ICV 1941. EF.