AR 2 Dirhams 1.40g. 16mm. AH741-744 (1340-1343 A.D.) Baghdad Mint
Legend in two lines, mint name below; within pointed hexafoil.
Shi'ite legend in three lines, marginal legends around; within plain circle.
Album-2238 (Iraqi type IB)
Toned, with hints of lustre in legends. A hint of rainbow iridescence.
Typical uneven and off-center strike.
The Ilkhanate was the southwestern portion of the Mongol Empire, comprised primarily of Iran, Azerbaijan, and Turkey. The House of Hulagu, founded by Hulagu Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, ruled the Ilkhanid territories until the Black Death ravaged the empire in the 1330s.
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