Uzbekistan-Timurid AH785 1 dirham
The Timurid Dynasty had one of its capitals in Samarqand, Uzbekistan, as well as Herat, Afghanistan, and covered all of modern-day Iran. In addition to the above regions, Timurid rule extended to parts of contemporary Pakistan, India, Turkey, and the Caucasus. The dynasty was founded by the Turkic ruler Timur (Tamerlane) in the 14th century, coalescing into an empire by 1370 AD. It eventually weakened and the capital of Samarqand was overrun by the Uzbeks of Muhammad Shaybani in 1505 AD.
The specimen shown was lot 651 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it sold for US$100. The catalog description reads[1]:
" Lot: 651 - TIMURID: Timur, 1370-1405, AR dirham (miri) (1.54g), Samarqand, AH785, A-2375, citing Suyurghatmish, bold strike, EF, ex Ruud Schüttenhelm collection."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.54g, silver.
Catalog reference: A-2375.
- Album, Stephen. Checklist of Islamic Coins. Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
- [1]Album, Stephen. Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 16. Santa Rosa, 2013. Stephen Album Rare Coins.
- Mitchiner, Michael. Oriental Coins and their Values - The World of Islam. London, 2000. Hawkins Publications.
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