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GREAT MONGOLS: Töregene, 1241-1246, AR 10 dirhams (28.52g), al-Kurraman, AH641, A--, within a square, the Abbasid caliph: al-musta'im / billah amir / al-mu'minin, with floral ornaments in each of the four marginal segments // also in square, duriba hadha / fi'l-balad / al-kurraman, with the date arranged in the margin: bi-tarikh sana / ihda / (wa) arba'in / wa sitmi'a, one small area of weakness, VF-EF, RRRR, ex M.H. Mirza Collection. The purpose of this astounding issue remains unclear, but it undoubtedly is related to the influence of the Great Mongols during the regency of Töregene and the opposing Qarlughids, who ruled AH621-658 in Sind, and at some point towards the end of his reign struck base-metal jitals at Kurraman (Tye-344), as well as silver tankas without mint name, thought to have been struck at Ghazna, Kurraman, or Sind, with the latest known date AH636. A similar calligraphic style is known for a tanka of the Delhi sultan Iltutmish, undated but presumably before the end of his reign in AH633 (Goron-D38). The denomination seems likely to be indeed 10 dirhams, as the 3 known examples follow the weight of 10 dirhams of Töregene, and cannot be the equivalent of 2½ tankas of the Qarlughids or the Delhi Sultanate, which should weight about 27.2g, far lighter than the three known pieces. This is the third reported example of this type, Kurraman 641, all from the same pair of dies, and this example is in much better condition than the other two, and without any flaws. The two other examples appeared in the Numismatic Genevensis Auction 8, Lot 289 (28.10g), in 2014 and in the Triton Auction XXII, Lot 1234 (28.66g), in January 2019. The city of Kurraman was located in the hilly area of Waziristan in Pakistan, close to the modern Afghan border, not far from the modern city of Parachinar, the capital of the Kurram Valley in Pakistan. It was only briefly active as a mint city, from the late Ghorid period circa AH590s until this issue, which appears to be the last dated coin struck at Kurraman. These include rare issues in the name of Mangubarni and anonymous Mongol issues during the lifetime of Chingiz Khan. A rare jital was struck slightly later, by the Qarlughid ruler Nasir al-Din Muhammad, who ruled AH647-658 (type A-1818K).

Estimate: 18,000-22,000 USD