MAIASP. 2022. No. 14 P.N. Petrov ( Qayaligh in the monuments of numismatics of the
Chingizids DOI: 10.53737/2713-2021.2022.35.46.019 Access
this article (PDF File) Pages: 369—381 |
The research was
aimed to reveal some evidence of coinage and to establish the nature of monetary circulation in Qayaligh during the 13th and the 14th centuries, under the Genghisids. For the first
time, small silver akçe coins were
identified, which are anonymous, since they lack both the year and the name
of the mint, yet only bear a tamgha of Ögedei. Qayaligh became
the possession of Qaidu by order of Möngke Kagan since 1252. It is
this very year that Qaidu could have started
issuing coins with such tamgha signs in Qayaligh. Two more coin types, lacking both data of issue
and names of issuers, are confirmed to belong to the coinage of Qayaligh; these are copper pūls
and silver full-weight dirhams. These coin releases
are attributed to Algu of the Chaghatayids.
For the first time, an attribution for a nominal coin of Mubarak Shah is
proposed; this is a silver dirham, and it was minted in medieval Qayaligh as well. The ways of distribution of some coins
were traced on the |
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Received
June 21, 2022 Accepted
for publication July 11, 2022 |
About the authors: Petrov Pavel
Nikolaevich ( E-mail: ppnsainkhan@rambler.ru Atygayev Nurlan
Adilbekovich ( E-mail: nuratygaev@mail.ru
Beltenov Zhassulan
Mazulaevich ( E-mail: zhassbell@mail.ru |