Silver dirham, Uzbeq Khan (1313-41), Sarai, Jochid Mongols of the Golden Horde (S-203)

Al-Sultan al-azam Uzbeq Khan in the middle, Zarb Sarai and date in margins // Shahada, names of the four Caliphs in margins. Sarai mint. 15mm, 1.44 grams. Sagdeyeva 203 var; cf. Zeno 350002.

Sultan Mohammed Az-Beg, better known as Uzbeg or Ozbeg (1282-1341, reign 1313-1341), was the longest-reigning khan of the Golden Horde, under whose rule the state reached its zenith. He was succeeded by his son Jani Beg. He was the son of Toghrilcha and grandson of Mengu-Timur, who had been khan of the Golden Horde from 1267-1280.