QARA-KHITAY: Yelü Dashi, 1124-1143, AE fals (1.92g), NM, ND/DM, A-3890, Sunni kalima divided between obverse & reverse, with the name Sa'd above the obverse field; citing the caliph al-Muqtafi (ruled AH530-555) below the reverse field; trace of marginal legend on the obverse, VF, RRR. Yelü Dashi was the first of the Western Liao dynasty of China.

Estimate: USD 120 - 160