Rare unlisted jital of Sharaf Beg, c.1224 AD, Khwarezmian governor of Nandana?

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Sri Shalapha Baga, Bull left // Sri Hamira ("Lord Amir"), Horseman left. 16mm, 3.35 grams. Tye #322 var (unlisted with the horseman left)

The identity of Sharaf Beg is unknown - he was probably the Khwarezmian governor of Nandana (where these coins were minted) during the fall of the Khwarezmian Empire to the Mongols. With the fall of Khwarezm, Sharaf probably gained a brief period of independence when he minted these rare coins.


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