ISLAMIC, Mongols. Ilkhanids. Toghay Temür, circa AH 739-754 / AD 1338-1353. 6 Dirhams (Silver, 27 mm, 3.56 g, 11 h), Type KN, Bazar, AH 753 = 1352/3. Within a square, ‘lā ilāha illā Allāh / Muḥammad / rasūl Allāh’ (‘There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah’ in Arabic); the names of the four Rashidun Caliphs around. Rev. Within a hexafoil, ‘ḍarb / al-sulṭān al-ʿādil / Tagai Timur / han khalada Mulkuhū / Bāzār’ (‘The Just Sultan Taghay Timur Khan. May his kingdom be perpetuated. Struck in Bazar’, Tagai Timur han in Uyghur, the rest in Arabic); to right and left, ‘thalāth khamsīn ˗ sabʿa miʿa’ (‘753’ in Arabic). Album H2246. Diler T-756. Rare. Struck from somewhat worn dies, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From a North American collection.