Very rare! Large bronze fals of Mongol Khan Mongke (1251-1260), issued by Masud al-Khwarizmi (1240-1269), governor of Karakorum, mint of Kashgar.

Crude Arabic inscriptions on both sides. 27mm, 2.64 grams. Issued by Mas’ud al-Khwarizmi, governor of Karakorum. Cf. Nyamaa 32; Album 1975; cf. ICV 1958; CNG 78, lot 1950.

Very rare.

Kashgar is an ancient city in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in China’s far west. It was a stop on the Silk Road, with its history stretching over 2,000 years. Today it’s known for the Kashgar Sunday Bazaar, a daily market crammed with pashminas, spices, fur caps and more. Another major site is the 15th-century Idkah Mosque, which can house up to 20,000 worshipers.