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Auction 14 14 Jan 2018
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Islamic Coins, Ilkhans, Muhammad Khan, gold dinar, al-Jazira 737h, wt. 8.01gms. (A.V2226; Diler – unrecorded type), bearing the names of the four great pre-Islamic prophets Nuh (Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses) and 'Isa (Jesus), very fine and extremely rare
After the execution of Musa Khan yet another ephemeral Ilkhan appeared with the name Muhammad. He ruled for only two years before he too was captured by his enemies and executed. It is recorded that in 737h Musa Khan struck dinars and dirhams bearing the names of the four great pre-Islamic prophets: Nuh (Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses) and 'Isa (Jesus). In the same year, upon the accession of Muhammad Khan, the mint of al-Jazira (Jazira ibn 'Umar) issued a similar coinage bearing both the names of the pre-Islamic prophets and the four Orthodox Caliphs as well as his own, Sultan Muhammad. The choice of this rare type for this particular mint is altogether appropriate because the town is located close to the Jebal Judi (or Judi Dagh), which was the traditional Mesopotamian site where Noah's ark grounded after the flood.
($15000-20000)
After the execution of Musa Khan yet another ephemeral Ilkhan appeared with the name Muhammad. He ruled for only two years before he too was captured by his enemies and executed. It is recorded that in 737h Musa Khan struck dinars and dirhams bearing the names of the four great pre-Islamic prophets: Nuh (Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses) and 'Isa (Jesus). In the same year, upon the accession of Muhammad Khan, the mint of al-Jazira (Jazira ibn 'Umar) issued a similar coinage bearing both the names of the pre-Islamic prophets and the four Orthodox Caliphs as well as his own, Sultan Muhammad. The choice of this rare type for this particular mint is altogether appropriate because the town is located close to the Jebal Judi (or Judi Dagh), which was the traditional Mesopotamian site where Noah's ark grounded after the flood.
($15000-20000)