Watch List notes:

ISLAMIC, Mongols. Ilkhanids. Muhammad, AH 737-738 / AD 1337-1338. Fals (Bronze, 19 mm, 2.10 g), Nakhjawan (in Armenia), AH 738 = 1337/8. Floral design and 'Sultan Muhammad Khan' in Arabic. Rev. Name of the mint and part of the Kalima. Diler M-706. Rare. An attractive example. Struck somewhat off center and with light scratches, otherwise, very fine.


Nakhjawan translates as 'place of descent' and refers to the descent of Noah's ark onto the nearby Mount Ararat.