Coins from Mongol States

The Mongol empire was founded by Genghis Khan in 1206. After having unified the Turkish-Mongol tribes, between the 13th and 14th centuries, the Empire expanded thanks to various conquests carried out throughout Eurasia. This facilitated cultural and commercial exchanges along the Silk Road between the West, the Middle East and the Far East. The Mongols remained faithful to the old shamanic and animist beliefs, but were still tolerant of other religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Islamism, Manichaeism, Judaism and Christianity. In 1259, the Empire was divided into four parts (Yuan dynasty, Ilkhanate, Chagatai Khanate and Golden Horde), each self-governing. After the disintegration of the western Khanates and the fall of the Yuan dynasty in China in 1368, the Empire ended. In 1370, the "Lord of war" Timur (Tamerlane), a Turkish-Mongol leader aspiring to rebuild the Empire, conquered a large part of central and western Asia, founding the Timurid Empire that lasted until 1506.
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See also: Empire of China

• Chagatai, Khanate of
  • Dinar (1225-1680)
  • Tanka (1225-1680)
• Golden Horde
  • Dinar (1227-1502)
• Great Mongol
  • Dinar (1206-1368)
  • Tanka (1211-1368)
• Ilkhanate
  • Dinar (1256-1388)
• Timurid Empire
  • Tanka (1370-1507)
  • Dinar (1370-1507)

Mongol States › Ilkhanate • Dinar (1256-1388)

AV Dinar (1) - AR / BI / AE Dirham - AR Tanka - AE Fals - AE / BI Jital - AE Pul

6 Dirhams - "Ilkhan" Taghay Timur (Jurjan mint)
742 (1342)
Silver • 4.32 g • ⌀ 24.5 mm
A# 2245, N# 141178

2 Dirhams - "Ilkhans" Anushirwan Khan (type A - House of Hulagu - Chobanid puppet)
745 (1344)
Silver • 1.41 g • ⌀ 16 mm
SICA 9# 2261, Diler# 2006, N# 234919

2 Dirhams - "Ilkhan" Sulayman (Type G - Hisn mint - House of Hulagu)
745 (1345)
Silver • 1.2 g • ⌀ 17 mm
A# 2257, N# 140375

2 Dirhams - "Ilkhans" Anushirwan Khan (type B - House of Hulagu - Chobanid puppet)
746 (1346)
Silver • 1.4 g • ⌀ 18 mm
A# 2262, N# 164876

2 Dirhams - "Ilkhans" Anushirwan Khan (type C - House of Hulagu - Chobanid puppet)
746-748 (1346-1348)
Silver • 1.4 g
A# 2263, N# 305263

2 Dirhams - "Ilkhans" Anushirwan Khan (type D1 - House of Hulagu - Chobanid puppet. Bazar mint)
748-750 (1347-1349)
Silver • 1.41 g
SICA 9# 2264.1, N# 361904

Mongol States › Jalairid Sultanate • Unspecified currency

Dinar - Hasan Bozorg (Aydhaj mint)
ND
Gold • 4.22 g
Diler# 488, N# 375514

Dinar - Shaykh Hasan Bozorg (Baghdad)
757 (1356)
Gold • 3.8 g
A# 2294, N# 216368

Dinar - Sultan Husayn I (Bakuya mint)
779-783 (1377-1381)
Silver • 1.4 g
A# 2308.3, N# 338851

Dinar - Sultan Ahmad (Shemakhi mint)
ND (1382-1412)
Silver • 1.4 g
N# 361897

2 Dinars - Shaikh Uvais Jalayir "Shaykh Uways I"
ND (1356-1374)
Silver
N# 217581

2 Dinars - Sultan Husayn I (Sultaniya mint)
ND (1374-1382)
Silver • ⌀ 19 mm
A# 2306.3, N# 369197

Dinar - Shaikh Hussain Jalayir "Sultan Husayn I"
ND (1374-1382)
Silver • 1.4 g • ⌀ 15 mm
N# 217512

Mongol States › Timurid Empire • Tanka (1370-1507)

¼ Tanka - "Miri" - Timur (Samarqand mint)
790 (1388)
Silver • 1.36 g • ⌀ 17 mm
N# 327855

¼ Tanka - "Miri" - Timur (Samarqand mint)
791 (1389)
Silver • 1.54 g • ⌀ 16.7 mm
SICA 9# 2381, N# 234921

AR ¼ Tanka - Timurid - Abu Sa'id - Astarabad Mint
ND (1451-1469)
Silver • 1.28 g • ⌀ 16 mm
A# 2416B.2, N# 354326

Tanka - Timur
ND (1370-1405)
Silver • 6.1 g • ⌀ 27 mm
A# 2386, N# 227893

Tanka - Timur "Tamerlane" (Shushter mint)
ND (1370-1405)
Silver
A# 2386, N# 363149

Tanka - Timur with Mahmud Khan (Jurjan mint)
793 (1391)
Silver • 5.99 g • ⌀ 23 mm
N# 345085

Tanka - Timur with Mahmud Khan (Astrabad mint)
793-799 (1391-1397)
Silver • 6.2 g
N# 312015

Tanka - Timur with Mahmud Khan (Salmas mint)
793-799 (1391-1397)
Silver • 6.2 g
N# 312019

Tanka - Timur with Mahmud Khan, Type 1 (Herat mint)
793-799 (1391-1397)
Silver • 6.2 g
N# 312014

Tanka - Timur (Yazd mint)
797 (1395)
Silver • 6 g • ⌀ 26 mm
N# 227894

Tanka - Timur with Mahmud Khan (Type 3 - Damghan mint)
797-799 (1395-1397)
Silver • 6.2 g
N# 312017

Tanka - Timur with Mahmud Khan (Type 3 - Yazd mint)
797-799 (1395-1397)
Silver • 6.2 g
N# 312018

Tanka - Shahrukh Mirza (Countermarked type)
ND (1405-1447)
Silver • 6.08 g • ⌀ 23.2 mm
A# 2402.1, N# 258917

Tanka - Shahrukh Mirza (Sari mint)
807-850 (1405-1447)
Silver • 5.2 g • ⌀ 23 mm
N# 304882

Tanka - Muhammad Jahangir and Khalil-Sultan (Samarqand mint)
808-810 (1406-1408)
Silver • 6 g
A# 2391, N# 309342

Tanka - Shahrukh Mirza (Astarabad mint)
828-850 (1425-1446)
Silver • 5.1 g • ⌀ 21.2 mm
A# 2405, N# 373627

Tanka - Shahrukh Mirza (Soltaniyeh mint)
828-850 (1425-1446)
Silver • 5.02 g • ⌀ 20 mm
A# 2405, N# 285786

Tanka - Shahrukh (Abarquh mint) 807-850 (1405-1447)
829-850 (1426-1446)
Silver • 5.1 g • ⌀ 22.1 mm
A# 2405, N# 372891

Tanka - Shahrukh Mirza (Sawah mint)
834 (1431)
Silver • 5 g • ⌀ 22 mm
N# 294943

Tanka - Abu Sa'id Gurkan
864 (1451-1469)
Silver • 5.07 g • ⌀ 25 mm
A# 2416.1-3, Mitch WI# 1948-1950, N# 353216

Provisional “tanka” of ⅓ mithqal weight - Sultan Husayn Abu’l-Ghazi
910 (1469-1506)
Silver • 1.59 g
A# B2437, N# 377526

Tanka - Sultan Husayn Abu’l-Ghazi - 3rd reign - post-reform type (Astrabad mint)
895-909 (1490-1504)
Silver • 4.78 g
A# 2432.3, N# 312020

Tanka - Sultan Husayn Abu’l-Ghazi - 3rd reign - post-reform type (Herat mint)
895-900 (1490-1506)
Silver • 4.78 g
A# 2432.3, N# 311186

Tanka - Sultan Ahmad - post-reform (Samarqand mint)
ND (1491-1494)
Silver • 4.78 g
A# 2452.2, N# 310025

¼ Tanka - "Miri" - Timur (Samarqand mint)
783-785 (1382-1384)
Silver • 1.54 g • ⌀ 16 mm
A# 2375, N# 176131

Tanka - Shahrukh Mirza (Tabriz mint)
ND (1405-1447)
Silver • 5.1 g
Mitch WI# 1931, N# 130332

Tanka - Shahrukh Mirza (Yazd mint)
ND (1405-1447)
Silver • 5.1 g
Mitch WI# 1933, N# 130336

¼ Tanka - "Shahrukhi" - Shahrukh Mirza (Soltaniyeh mint)
ND (1405-1447)
Silver • 4.99 g • ⌀ 21.76 mm
N# 49857

Tanka - Shahrukh Mirza
ND (1405-1447)
Silver • 5.15 g • ⌀ 23 mm
N# 76170

Tanka - Shahrukh Mirza (Countermarked type)
ND (1405-1447)
Silver • 4.71 g • ⌀ 24 mm
N# 85743

Tanka - Shahrukh Mirza (Countermarked type)
ND (1405-1447)
Silver • 5.11 g • ⌀ 23 mm
N# 101943

Tanka - Shahrukh Mirza (Herat mint)
807-850 (1405-1447)
Silver • 5.17 g • ⌀ 23 mm
N# 139762

Tanka - Shahrukh Mirza (Kirman mint)
807-850 (1405-1447)
Silver • 5.11 g • ⌀ 24 mm
N# 137831

Tanka - Shahrukh Mirza (Yazd mint)
807-850 (1405-1447)
Silver • 5 g • ⌀ 25 mm
N# 85648

Tanka - "3 Miri" - Husain Ibn Baiqara (Countermarked type - Samarqand)
ND (1469-1506)
Silver • 5.04 g • ⌀ 19.0 mm
A# F2440, N# 305412

Tanka - "Shahrukhi" - Husain Ibn Baiqara (Herat Mint)
ND (1469-1506)
Silver • 4.66 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Mitch WI# 1965, N# 68840

Mongol States › Timurid Empire • Dinar (1370-1507)

Fals - Anonymous (Bukhara)
ND (1370-1507)
Copper • 5.27 g • ⌀ 24 mm
N# 350167