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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7527948, member: 96898"]That is a very neat coin. I like unusual animals on coins, and as an occasional birdwatcher, I tend to have a soft spot for hawks and falcons.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one of my favorite medieval eastern coins. The hawk as a symbol of authority features prominently in Mongol iconography and also reflects the contemporary role of falconry as a high status sport as well as the position of this animal in Tengrism:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1299857[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Ilkhanate, under Arghun with Ghazan as viceroy, AR dirham, 1291–1292 AD (690–691 AH), Astarabad mint. Obv: Uyghur protocol in three lines, two above hawk and one below: "[qaghanu]/ nereber/ deletkeguluksen(?)" ('of the Khaqan / in the name of / struck'); Arabic name of the ruler Arghun in central l. field; citing his heir Ghazan in r. field; hawk r., sunface rising behind. Rev: Shiite kalima in three lines in square: "la ilah illa allah / muhammad rasul allah / ali waliun allah", partial mint and date formula for Astarabad in margins. Ref: Album 2149.2. 17.5mm, 2.93g.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 7527948, member: 96898"]That is a very neat coin. I like unusual animals on coins, and as an occasional birdwatcher, I tend to have a soft spot for hawks and falcons. Here is one of my favorite medieval eastern coins. The hawk as a symbol of authority features prominently in Mongol iconography and also reflects the contemporary role of falconry as a high status sport as well as the position of this animal in Tengrism: [ATTACH=full]1299857[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Ilkhanate, under Arghun with Ghazan as viceroy, AR dirham, 1291–1292 AD (690–691 AH), Astarabad mint. Obv: Uyghur protocol in three lines, two above hawk and one below: "[qaghanu]/ nereber/ deletkeguluksen(?)" ('of the Khaqan / in the name of / struck'); Arabic name of the ruler Arghun in central l. field; citing his heir Ghazan in r. field; hawk r., sunface rising behind. Rev: Shiite kalima in three lines in square: "la ilah illa allah / muhammad rasul allah / ali waliun allah", partial mint and date formula for Astarabad in margins. Ref: Album 2149.2. 17.5mm, 2.93g.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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