A Counterfeiter’s (?) Obverse Die for Ilkhans, Ghazan Mahmud AR Dirham. Bilingual type, pre-reform. Style of Astarabad mint, AH 696-698 = AD 1297-1299 (only known dates for this type/mint). Uighur inscription citing both Arghun and Ghazan around hawk with rising sun. Cf. Album 2168C. 66.30g, 22mm x 21mm.
Condition as Seen. No other Ilkhanid coin dies are known.
Price realized | 1'200 GBP |
Starting price | 300 GBP |
Estimate | 500 GBP |