ISLAMIC, Mongols. Chaghatayid Khans. temp. Qaidu, AH 668-700 / AD 1270-1301. Dirham (Silver, 22 mm, 1.88 g), Bukhara. Within a circle, ‘al-mulk lillāh / al-ḥamd lillāh’ (‘The kingdom is Allah’s. Praise be to Allah’ in Arabic). Rev. Within an octagon, ‘sikka ˗ Bukhārā’ (‘Coin of Bukhara’ in Arabic) in two lines divided by the large f-shaped tamgha of Qaidu; illegible margin. Album 1985 (temp. Tuqa Timur, circa AH 670-690 / AD 1272-1291). Rare. Some scratches and cracks, otherwise, fine.

From the collection of Dr. D. Löer, formed since the 1970s.