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Auction 2 24 Sep 2019
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Ilkhanid, Muhammad Khan (c. 737-738h), gold Dinar, al-Jazira 737h, 4.89g (type unrecorded by Diler). Extremely fine and extremely rare.
Upon the accession of Muhammad Khan, the mint of al-Jazira (Jazira ibn 'Umar) issued a coinage bearing both the names of the pre-Islamic prophets, Nuh (Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses) and 'Isa (Jesus), and the four Orthodox Caliphs as well as his own, Sultan Muhammad. The choice of this rare type for this particular mint is perhaps 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.
Upon the accession of Muhammad Khan, the mint of al-Jazira (Jazira ibn 'Umar) issued a coinage bearing both the names of the pre-Islamic prophets, Nuh (Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses) and 'Isa (Jesus), and the four Orthodox Caliphs as well as his own, Sultan Muhammad. The choice of this rare type for this particular mint is perhaps 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.