Inscriptions on both sides: Kalima / Huseyn's name and titles, mint name. Astarabad mint, date not visible. 25mm, 4.75 grams. Album 2432.3; Mitchiner WOI 1968-1970.

Husayn Bayqara (1469–1506) was a Timurid ruler (a descendant of Tamerlane) who governed much of Khurasan from his capital at Herat. His reign marked a final flourishing of Timurid culture, with Herat becoming a major centre of literature, art, and architecture under the patronage of the sultan. Despite frequent conflicts with rival Timurids and the rising Uzbeks, he maintained his rule until his death in 1506. Soon afterward, Herat fell to the Uzbeks, bringing Timurid rule in Khurasan to an end.