Within dotted square Moengke Kha/an al-azam / al-Adil / (œMoengke Khan, the great and the just�), date above and below - (65)5 AH = 1257, countermark in Mongolian script in a rectangle // Modified shahada in the dotted square, mint formula in margin (Jumada al-Ahir Tiflis), countermark in Mongolian script in a rectangle. 29mm, 4.34 grams. Bennet 266; Cf. Zeno 198557. SKU T1706-47749

The Georgian struck a fascinating series of broad fals in Tiflis. They were dated to a month and year, and many were countermarked in 654 AH with two countermarks (one on each side) in old Mongolian script, which are yet to be deciphered. Interestingly, a short period later the mysterious countermark was actually incorporated into the dies for these coins, so the countermark became a part of the design and was not applied separately.