Great Mongols. Chingiz (Genghis). AH 602-624 / AD 1206-1227. AR Dirham (16mm, 3.08 g, 8h). Citing Abbasid caliph a1-Nasir. Ghazna (Ghazni) mint. Struck circa AH 617/8 (AD 1221/2). EF.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 796. Estimated: $ 1 000

Islamic, Silver

Sold For $ 1 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Great Mongols. Chingiz (Genghis). AH 602-624 / AD 1206-1227. AR Dirham (16mm, 3.08 g, 8h). Citing Abbasid caliph a1-Nasir. Ghazna (Ghazni) mint. Struck circa AH 617/8 (AD 1221/2). Kufic legend: al-adil | al-a'zam | Chingiz qa'an (The just | The great | Chingiz Khan) / Kufic legend: al-Nasir | al-Din Allah | amir al-mu'minin (al-Nasir | al-Din Allah | Commander of the faithful). Zeno dies A3/B2; Nyamaa 2; Tye 327; SICA 9, 1007 (same dies); SNA Tübingen XIVd, 646 (same dies); Album 1967; ICV 1941. Toned, a touch of horn silver on obverse. EF. Well struck for issue. Rare.

Ex BRN Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 409, 8 November 2017), lot 820 (includes his collection ticket); purchased from Andy Singer (includes his inventory ticket.

This is the sole silver coin type bearing the name of Chingiz Khan. It was apparently a long-lived issue, evidenced by a declining silver quality, from fine silver to nearly bronze. Good silver issues, as the present coin, are fairly rare. The obverse has the titles and name of Chingiz, while the reverse has the name and title of the reigning Abbasid caliph. The struck date of this issue is based on SICA 9, with the commentary that these coins are “believed to have been struck at Ghazna during the Mongol pursuit of Jalal al-Din Khwarizmshah in [AH] 617-618.”

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 124 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 September 2023. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 20 September at 9 AM ET.

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