ISLAMIC, Mongols. Chaghatayid Khans. temp. Qaidu, AH 668-700 / AD 1270-1301. Dirham (Silver, 22 mm, 2.00 g), Bukhara. Within a circle, ‘al-mulk lillāh / al-ḥamd lillāh / Bukhārā’ (‘The kingdom is Allah’s. Praise be to Allah. Bukhara’ in Arabic). Rev. In a central circle, Qaidu’s tamgha; above and beneath, ‘sikka – Bukhārā’ (‘The coin of Bukhara’ in Arabic); illegible marginal legend. Album 1985 (temp. Tuqa Timur, circa AH 670-690 / AD 1272-1291). Zeno 35834. Rare. Struck slightly off center and with areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine.

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