KHANATE OF YARKAND: Sultan Sa'id Khan, 1514-1533, AR tanka (4.62g), MM, ND, A-S3009, obverse design derived from contemporary Shaybanid tankas, the reverse from the common tankas of the Timurid Sultan Husayn; second known silver coin of the Khanate of Yarkand, about 20% flat strike, VF. The first known specimen has a different obverse die and is dated AH922, sold in our Auction 44, lot 684. Both examples are struck with same reverse die!Sa'id Khan founded the Khanate of Yarkand (in Xinjiang province, China) in 1514, and quickly moved its capital to Kashghar. He was the only member of the dynasty, which survived at Yarkand for nearly 300 years, to strike coins in silver, and this is at present the only known example, sent to us by the consignor as an unidentified coin. Later coins of the Khanate of Yarkand are excruciatingly crude copper coins (types E3008-H3008).

Estimate: USD 300 - 400