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MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC: LOT of 21 coins

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MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC: LOT of 21 coins
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MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC: LOT of 21 coins, AMIRS OF BALKH: Abu'l-Mujahid Muhammad (al-Husayni), fl. 1220-1221, AE broad dirham, with the word shawar in the obverse center, A-1753.2 (7 coins), and PISHKINID: Mahmud b. Pishkin (Nusrat al-Din), circa 1212-1226, heavy thick AE dirham, as malik al-umara and vassal of the Ildegizid Uzbek called atabek al-a'zam, A-1916 (14 coins), crudely struck F to VF quality, retail value $400, lot of 21 coins. Balkh briefly enjoyed a moment of independence after the collapse of Khwarizmian rule in 1220 apparently between the first and second Mongol invasions. The amir is known only from his coins of the A-1753 type, as he does not seem to be mentioned directly in any of the contemporary chronicles, unless he is the 'Imad al Din (or his son) mentioned by 'Ata Malik Juvayni as governor of Balkh. The meaning of the word or name tentatively interpreted as shawar on type A-1753.2 remains unknown.The Pishkinid were a minor dynasty at Ahar in Adharbayjan, at first vassals of the Ildegizids, later of the Khwarizmshahs. Some early scholars called them either the "Nushtekinids" or the "Maliks of Ahar". Ahar, about 50 miles northeast of Tabriz, was known for its copper mines, still in operation as the Soungoun Ahar mint.