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ISLAMIC, Mongols. Great Khans. Chingiz (Genghis). AH 602-624 / AD 1206-1227. AR Dirhem (16mm, 3.12 g, 3h). Ghazna (Ghazni) mint. Undated, struck circa AH 617-618 (AD 1221-1222). "The just/The great/Chingiz Khan" in three lines; border of large pellets between two lines / "al-Nasir/al-Din Allah/Commander of the faithful" in three lines; border of small pellets between two lines. Nyamaa 2; Tye 327; SICA 9, 1007; SNA Tübingen XIVd, 646; Album 1967. VF.
This is the sole silver coin type bearing the name of Chingiz Khan. It was apparently a long-lived issue, evidenced by a declining silver quality, from fine silver to nearly bronze. Good silver issues, as the present coin, are somewhat scarce. The obverse has the titles and name of Chingiz, while the reverse has the name and title of the reigning Abbasid caliph. The striking date of this issue is based on SICA 9, with the commentary that these coins are believed to have been struck at Ghazna during the Mongol pursuit of Jalal al-Din Khwarizmshah in [AH] 617-618." "
This is the sole silver coin type bearing the name of Chingiz Khan. It was apparently a long-lived issue, evidenced by a declining silver quality, from fine silver to nearly bronze. Good silver issues, as the present coin, are somewhat scarce. The obverse has the titles and name of Chingiz, while the reverse has the name and title of the reigning Abbasid caliph. The striking date of this issue is based on SICA 9, with the commentary that these coins are believed to have been struck at Ghazna during the Mongol pursuit of Jalal al-Din Khwarizmshah in [AH] 617-618." "