MAIASP. 2024. No. 16

P.N. Petrov (Almaty, Kazakhstan), J.M. Beltenov (Almaty, Kazakhstan)

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

DOI: 10.53737/2713-2021.2024.78.53.038

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Pages: 768—784

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.

Key words: Chingizids, the Great Mongol Empire, 13^th century, mint, gold, coin, dinar, coin catalog.

Received August 10, 2024

Accepted for publication August 25, 2024

About the authors:

Petrov Pavel Nikolaevich (Almaty, Kazakhstan). PhD (History), Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan

E-mail: ppnsainkhan@rambler.ru

Beltenov Zhassulan Mazulayevich (Almaty, Kazakhstan). Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan

E-mail: ulzhan.a67@mail.ru