Dirham - Hulagu without citing Möngke Khan ND

Reverse

Hulagu's titulature, citing Möngke as "The supreme Khan," surrounded by mint and date in margin.

Script: Arabic

Translation:
qāʾān / al-aʿẓam / Hūlākū īlkhān / al-muʿẓẓam

The supreme Khan; Hulagu, the great Ilkhan

Comment

"2122.2 AR dirham, without Möngke (circa 2.9g)

C [Common]

All varieties of types #2121 and 2122 have the obverse & reverse fields within an inner circle, surrounded by a marginal legend. The arrangement of the field legend varies.

Dirhams of Hulagu were struck posthumously at most mints, as late as 679 at Mardin. Other mints began naming Abaqa between 664 and 678, of which Baghdad was the first. It is [unknown] why the change did not [occur] simultaneously at all mints, or for that matter, why Hulagu’s name was retained posthumously on so much of the western regional coinage. The common mints are Baghdad, al-Jazira, al-Mawsil, Irbil, Urmiya (sometimes misread as al-Hilla), and especially Mardin, by far the most plentiful. All bear Qur’an [III, 26] in either the obverse or reverse margin, with the mint/date text in the opposite margin. Occasionally, both margins bear Qur’an [III, 26], leaving no place available for the mint or date!

Many coins of this type (and the similar half dirham) bear the word khariz, “protected”, beneath the obverse field.
The weight standard is somewhat variable, and seems to differ from mint to mint, e.g., about 2.9g for Baghdad and al-Mawsil, 3.05 for Irbil, but only 2.8g for Mardin (reduced to roughly 2.55g after about 673). Further research essential!

Types #2121.1 & 2122.1 cite the Great Mongol Möngke as overlord by his name, whereas #2121.2, 2122.2 and most of the fractionals cite the Great Mongol overlord anonymously merely as Qa’an. Möngke is occasionally cited after his death in 657/1259."

Interesting fact