NumisBids
  
Stephen Album Rare Coins
Auction 21  15-16 January 2015
View prices realized

Lot 550

Starting price: 800 USD
Price realized: 4000 USD
Find similar lots
Share this lot: Share by Email
GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (3.39g), Astarabad, ND, A-1966var, three-line legend al-khaqan / al-'adil / al-a'zam on obverse, Shi'ite kalima on reverse, mint name fully legible atop obverse field, and partially legible in obverse margin as well, nice strike with only minimal weakness for this series, EF, RRR. This is first Shi'ite example of the early Great Mongol dinars we have seen. It is probably dated from the 640s, before the accession of Möngke in AH649.

Estimate: 1,000- 1,200 USD
Question about this auction? Contact Stephen Album Rare Coins