On the issue of the gold dinars of the Central Asian Chinggisids (some numismatic materials of the first half of the 13th century) Cover Image

К вопросу о золотых динарах Чингизидов Центральной Азии (некоторые нумизматические материалы первой половины XIII в.)
On the issue of the gold dinars of the Central Asian Chinggisids (some numismatic materials of the first half of the 13th century)

Author(s): Pavel N. Petrov, Zhassulan Beltenov
Subject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Economic history, Social history, 13th to 14th Centuries
Published by: Нижневартовский государственный университет
Keywords: Chingizids; the Great Mongol Empire; 13th century; mint; gold; coin; dinar; coin catalog;

Summary/Abstract: A catalog of Genghissid gold dinars with the names of mints is presented. When examining coins, both the year of issue and the name of the mint are sometimes poorly readable. This is due to the poor quality of coinage and the breaking/trimming of coins during circulation, though the experts are well aware of coins that did not have mint names at all. In the catalog, there is at least a dinar for a mint, which enabled us to record the activity of mints during the period from 618/1221 until the 670s/1270s. When describing the coins of Central Asia, the coinage of Khorasan is taken into account. We have counted 30 mints which used to issue coins of gold. In addition to these, the issue of dinars was carried out in Imil, Pulad, Kayalyk, Almalyk, Kara-Korum, Volga Sarai, as well as in some unidentified centers. The sources of information were scholarly editions, auctioneers, Zeno.ru database, as well as P.N. Petrov’s personal photographic archive.

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