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GOLDEN HORDE: Anonymous, 1260s-1280s, AR dirham (0.99g), NM, ND

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
GOLDEN HORDE: Anonymous, 1260s-1280s, AR dirham (0.99g), NM, ND
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GOLDEN HORDE: Anonymous, 1260s-1280s, AR dirham (0.99g), NM, ND, A-C2020, Singatullina—, completely sylized Arabic inscription on obverse, undetermined design on reverse, bold strike, Extremely Fine, RRR, ex. Tony Ettinger collection.

The reverse design seems perchance derived from the bull obverse of a typical bull-and-horseman jital from northern India, including several types struck by the Khwarizmshah 'Ala al-Dawla Muhammad. Although the bull-and-horsemen jitals were struck in what is now eastern Afghanistan and points further to the east, since Muhammad's territory included Khwarizm and Bukhara, it would not be surprising if a few jitals were carried further to the northwest, perhaps by traders who left the regions where the jitals were valid and traveled into the Golden Horde lands, which also included Khwarizm at the time these imitative silver coins were struck.