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QARA-KHITAY (Western Liao): temp. Yelü Dashi, 1124-1143, AE fals (2.22g), NM, DM, VF

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QARA-KHITAY (Western Liao): temp. Yelü Dashi, 1124-1143, AE fals (2.22g), NM, DM, VF
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140.00USD+ buyer's premium (28.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Sep 21 @ 13:36UTC-07:00 : PDT/MST
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QARA-KHITAY (Western Liao): temp. Yelü Dashi, 1124-1143, AE fals (2.22g), NM, DM, A-3491, citing the caliph al-Muqtafi; double-struck, so the name Sa'd is not visible, VF, RR. Yelü Dashi was the first of the Western Liao dynasty of China, known as the Qara-Khitay ("black cathay"), original nomadic tribes from northern China, eventually settled as a kingdom in the region around Bishkek of Kyrgyzstan, near which this type was struck (usually found at the nearby cite of Krasnaya Rechka).