Genghis Khan, Gold Dinar

Great Mongols, Genghis Khan (AH 603-624 / 1206-27 AD), gold Dinar, Ghazna AH 618, khalima, reference to the Abbasid Caliph, al-Nasir li-din Allah, as amir al muminin [commander of the faithful], rev. titles al-Khaqan / al-'adil / al-'azam / Chingiz Khan, in four lines mint and date, 4.83g (Album 1964). Clear mint, date and name [title] "Chingiz Khan", about extremely fine and rare.

Having secured power, in 1206 the Mongol leader Temüjin was given the title by which he's known "Chingiz Khan" (Genghis Khan). His personal name is never written on his coinage. Despite his 21 year reign, his extensive empire and the power he held, his gold coinage is extremely rare. In the region of only 200 Chingiz gold coins are known despite him holding power over much of the Caucasus, Mongolia, China, Korea and beyond, by the time of his death in 1227. On this coin Khan cites the Abbasid Caliph, al-Nasir. Although the coin appears explicitly Islamic it is of note that Chingiz was in fact a Tengrist, though tolerant of other religions. It is likely that the coin represents a certain amount of political and economic pragmatism on the Mongol leader's part, choosing a coinage that would be recognisable and acceptable to the people likely to use it, within the context of a changing political landscape.

Of the highest rarity and historical significance.