QARAKHANID: "Yinal Yusuf", AE fals (3.15g), Kharashkath, AH405, A--, Kochnev-, cf. Zeno-17362, citing yinal yusuf within two crescents, flanked by two birds // citing Ahmad b. `Ali as khan in field and al-amir al-sayyid Ahmad bin `Ali al-mawla amir al-mu'minin in margin, slightly double-struck on reverse, a lovely example of Qarakhanid artistry, EF, RRR, ex Ralph A Cannito Collection. The identity of yinal Yusuf is uncertain. It is possible that the name refers two different persons, e.g. Muhammad b. `Ali, who held the title "yinal tegin" 403-405, and a subordinate local ruler or governor named Yusuf.
Estimate: 130-150 USD