Mongols, Arghun – fourth ruler of the empire 1284 – 1291 AD.

 
Mongols, Arghun – fourth ruler of the empire 1284 – 1291 AD.
 
Denomination: Dirhem
 
Obverse: Kalima in Arabic (“there is no god but God, etc.”).
 
Reverse: Hare running right with head turned back, name and titles of Arghun.
 
Mint city: Tus.
 
Materials and method: Struck in silver from engraved dies.
 
Dimensions: 21 mm diameter
 
Weight: 2.28 gm
 
Dated: AH 688.
 
Condition: Very Fine with some areas of flatness but an excellent example.
 
References: Diler 191. Album 2156.2
 
Provenance: CNG E-auction 198, 2008, lot 351
 
Stock no: C099
 
Comments:
	
A very rare coin type.
	
Arghun was a Buddhist who sought to create relations with the Christian West and forge an alliance against the Mamluks in Egypt and Syria, and yet put Islamic doctrine on his coins – the so called Kalima.
 
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