Specimen record
chagh-009
Chagh-009 Chaghatayid Khanate, temp. Toqa Temür (circa AH 670-690 / AD 1272-1291). Silver dirham (1.86 gm, 22.75 mm), Otrar, AH 68x. Album 1985. Rare.
chagh-009
House record
Obverse
‘al-mulk lillāh / al-ḥamd lillāh’ (‘The kingdom is Allah’s. Praise be to Allah’ in Arabic); around, ‘ḍuriba hādhā / bi baldat Utrār / … / thamānīn wa sitta miʾa’ (This was struck in the town of Otrar … 68x’ in Arabic).
Reverse
Tamgha of Qaidu with ornate patterns around; in the margin, citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Nasir li-din Allah (AH 575-622 / AD 1180-1225) as ‘al-imām al-aʿẓam al-Nāṣir li-jamīʿ [al-muʾminīn]’ (‘The supreme Imam, al-Nasir [i.e., the One who Gives Victory] to all the believers’ in Arabic).
This page is a measured record and authenticity guarantee issued by Silk Road Numismatics (antique dealer permit, Osaka Prefectural Public Safety Commission no. 62232R084401) for this coin. It is not a certificate of a national or local authority, nor an expert opinion of the Japan Numismatic Dealers Association or any other third-party grading service.