SALGHURID: Abish bint Sa'd, 1265-1285, AR dirham (2.82g), Shiraz, AH666, A-1930, Zeno-39955 (this piece), Arabic inscriptions only, but with Chinese character bao sideways in the obverse field, citing only the Qa'an as overlord, mint name almost entirely off flan, decent Fine, RR. According to the Ilkhan historian Vassaf, the Mongol governor Inkiyanu, assigned as co-ruler alongside Abish, was recalled and sent back to the court of Qubilai Qa'an, perhaps as far as China, for the indiscretion of having placed "a secret symbol" in the Chinese script on the coinage of Shiraz!
Estimate: 350-450 USD