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GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (5.92g), Badakhshan, ND

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GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (5.92g), Badakhshan, ND
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GREAT MONGOLS: Chingiz Khan, 1206-1227, AV dinar (5.92g), Badakhshan, ND, A-A1967, Zeno-90274, citing the caliph al-Nasir li-din Allah on the obverse, the kalima on reverse, fully clear mint name above kalima, also in obverse margin, the latter partially clear on this piece, Extremely Fine, RR, ex. Tony Ettinger collection. There is only one known set of dies for Badakhshan dinars of the Chingiz Khan period. Judging by style and calligraphy, I would strongly consider this type to have been struck during Chingiz Khan's lifetime, probably during or very shortly after 1220. The Mongol conquest of the region took place circa 1219-1222.