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QARA-KHITAY IN BALKH: Khusrawshah, 1179-1186, AE rukni dirham (4.41g), MM, AH5xx

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QARA-KHITAY IN BALKH: Khusrawshah, 1179-1186, AE rukni dirham (4.41g), MM, AH5xx
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QARA-KHITAY IN BALKH: Khusrawshah, 1179-1186, AE rukni dirham (4.41g), MM, AH5xx, A-D1523, ruler cited as al-khaqan al-a'zam rukn al-dunya wa'l-din (…?) tafghaj khan, bow-and-arrow in obverse center, Very Fine, RR. Tentative attribution. Mint off flan, probably either Balkh or Tirmidh. I have not found an exact example of this type published in available sites. It cites the caliph al-Mustadi, who ruled AH566-575. Because of the bow and arrow, some people have attempted to read the undeciphered word as chingiz, but that seems impossible, though it also clearly not khusrawshah. More significantly, the caliph is clearly al-Mustadi, who died 30 years before the accession of Chingiz Khan, 40 years before he conquered any of the regions that might have struck a coin like this.