1264-1301 Rare silver dirham, temp. Qaidu , Andegan, Mongols

Double sword (tamgha of Qaidu) and Duwa's Tamgha, mint name (Andegan). 21mm, 1.85 g. Andegan mint. cf. Zeno 113596.

Rare type.

Kaidu was a grandson of the Mongol khagan Ögedei (1185–1241) and thus leader of the House of Ögedei and the de facto khan of the Chagatai Khanate, a division of the Mongol Empire. He ruled parts of modern-day Xinjiang and Central Asia during the 13th century, and actively opposed his uncle, Kublai, who established the Yuan dynasty.