Malik of Kurzuwan AE Jital during siege by Genghis Khan AH618 (1221 CE) A-1971

Description

Malik of Kurzuwan:
Anonymous; AE Jital; Choice XF.
Date:
Rabi al-Akhir (Second month of Summer) 618 AH (July-Aug 1221 CE). Issued by the local authorities / Khwarizmshahi governor during the siege of Kurzuwan by the Mongols led by Genghis (Chengiz) Khan.
Denomination:
AE Jita
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Obverse:
Al-Malik (transl. The King, probably an invocation / reference to Allah as the savior from the pending Mongol carnage) in the center circle with
"B'tarikh Rabi' al-Akhir Sanat Thaman Ashr Sittamia (that last word shortened and almost inscribed above the beginning of the first word) in the margin (transl. On the date Rabi-II (in the) year eight and ten and six hundred)
Reverse
: Kurzuwan / La Ilaha Illa Allah / Muhammad (PBUH) Rasul Allah (Allah surrounded by circles on both sides)
Weight:
4.36 grams
Diameter:
19.7 - 20.4 mm.
Reference:
Album 1971, Tye-324.1, Scarce
Grade:
Choice XF, well centered strike without any weakness, one of the finest specimens for this type.
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SKU:  MLK-KRZ-RB-005