ISLAMIC, Mongols. Ilkhanids. Sati Beg, AH 739 / AD 1338-1339. 2 Dirhams (Silver, 18 mm, 1.70 g), type A, Hisn, AH 739 = AD 1338/9. Within a central dotted circle, ‘lā ilāha illā / Allāh’ (‘There is no deity but Allah’ in Arabic); within the quatrefoil corners, ‘Muḥammad / al-amīn / rasūl / Allāh’ (‘Muhammad, the trustworthy, is the messenger of Allah’ in Arabic); the names of the four Rashidun Caliphs around. Rev. Within a hexafoil, ‘al-sulṭāna al-ʿādila / Sātī Bik Khān / khallada Allāh Mulkahā’ (‘The just Sultan, Sati Beg Khan. May Allah perpetuate her kingdom’ in Arabic); mint and date formula around. Album 2231. Diler Sa-720. Struck slightly off center and with areas of weakness, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, formed since the 1970s.