ISLAMIC, Mongols. Great Khans. temp. Ögedei, AH 624-639 / AD 1227-1241. Dinar (Gold, 24 mm, 3.38 g, 2 h), Samarqand, AH 628 = AD 1230/1. Within a central circle, ‘lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka / lahū’ (‘There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him’ in Arabic); in the margin, deteriorated mint and date formula. Rev. Within a central circle, ‘Samarqand / lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka / lahū’ (‘Samarqand. There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him’ in Arabic); in the margin, deteriorated mint and date formula. Album B1967 (attributed to Chingiz Khan). Very rare. Some areas of weakness, otherwise, about very fine.