{"product_id":"very-rare-silver-dirham-from-kaiyalyq-mongol-empire-1240s-1260s-2","title":"Very rare silver dirham from Kaiyalyq, Mongol Empire, 1240's-1260's","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAl-Imam al-azam\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Great Imam\" (referring to the Caliph)), floral decorations around \/ \u003cem\u003eKalifat Allah\u003c\/em\u003e floral decorations around. 15mm, 1.40 g. cf. Zeno 176112.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKaiyalyq (or Qaiyaliq) was founded sometimes in the 11th century it was a capital of Qarlukhid jagbu, a semi-independent state within the Qarakhanid Qaganate. It was a small but important city on the Silk Road, described by a number of ancient historians as a rich outpost. With the Mongol conquest in the 1220's it lost much of its importance and was slowly abandoned. It is now an archaeological site, next to a small village called Antonovka\/Kaiayliq in Kazakhstan. The site is only now being investigated by the archaeologists, and a few new types of Mongol coins are now appearing from that area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"numismallstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019140628795,"sku":"x4030-60681","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0447\/1750\/6710\/files\/w60681.jpg?v=1772641832","url":"https:\/\/www.numismall.com\/products\/very-rare-silver-dirham-from-kaiyalyq-mongol-empire-1240s-1260s-2","provider":"NumisMall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}