Iran-Timurid No Date (AH912-914) 3 tankas

Courtesy Steve Album

The Timurid Dynasty had one of its capitals in Herat, Afghanistan and well as Samarqand, Uzbekistan, 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 was replaced by the Safavid dynasty in 1501 AD.

The specimen shown was lot 664 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it sold for US$100. The catalog description reads^[1]:

" Lot: 664 - TIMURID: Badi' al-Zaman, 1506-1508, AR 3 tankas (4.65g), Nishapur, ND, A-2445, superb bold countermark, EF, on largely obliterated host, R."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.65g, silver.

Catalog reference: A-2445.

Sources:

• 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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