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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 5440327, member: 96898&quot;]I&#039;m glad to see this thread revived with such an interesting coin, [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] ! My own example, <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/800-years-ago-the-mongols-are-coming.360578/#post-4740181" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/800-years-ago-the-mongols-are-coming.360578/#post-4740181">posted above</a>, has the &quot;khan&quot; countermark on both sides. There isn&#039;t much research on these that I&#039;m aware of ([USER=93416]@EWC3[/USER], who is a specialist in Eastern medieval coins, might know more), but the frequent countermarks on quite worn coins of this type imply that the Golden Hoard at some point simply &quot;reapproved&quot; old coins instead of minting new ones.</p><p><br /></p><p>This also gives me the chance to post another Mongol-related acquisition that I made since I posted this thread. The Turkic Qarlughids established a short-lived principality (c. 1238–1266 AD) in and around Ghazni, which today is in eastern Afghanistan. The dynasty developed in the power vacuum left by the Mongol invasion of central Asia. For some time, the Qarlughids became a sort of independent buffer state between the Mongols and the Delhi Sultanate. Eventually, they were annexed by their neighbors, though. Qarlughid coins aren&#039;t rare, which attests to the wealth they accumulated as trade intermediaries between the two large empires:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1236662[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Qarlughids, under Nasir al-Din Muhammad Qarlugh, AE/BI jital, 1249–1259 AD, unknown mint. Obv: Arabic legend &quot;nasir al-dunya wa ud-din,&quot; horse r. Rev: Nagari legend &quot;sri maha/mada ka/raluka&quot;. 16mm, 3,61g. Tye 347; Album 1819; G&amp;G SS14. </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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