Great Mongols | Copper Dirham

Great Mongols | Copper DirhamHistory of the Artifact The Great Mongols Copper Dirham refers to a series of hammered copper broad flan coins struck under the early Mongol Empire and its successor khanates, notably at mints such as Samarqand (modern Uzbekistan) around AH 663 (1264 CE). These coins are typified by their large diameter and low weight. These coins were were sometimes silver washed, though the base metal remained copper bronze, and their strikes were often crude,

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enhancing its formal clarity and symmetry

and the name of the ruling Abbasid caliph

martial style of late Republican coinage

The iconic reverse side of the coin features a portrait of Lenin along with the dates "1870–1970"  commemorating the 100th anniversary of his birth

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with some people amassing large collections that documented the entire history of Soviet space achievements

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