Request to add the mint “Akhalsikh”
English: Akhaltsikhe
Georgian: ახალციხე
Arabic: اخالسخ
Coins were only minted with the Arabic spelling that is transliterated as “Akhalsikh"
Wikidata: Q212546
Nomisma ID: None/NA
Location: Modern Day Akhaltsikhe, Republic of Georgia
Latitude: 41.64298178021409
Longitude: 42.97674217018768
Operation Dates: 698-702 AH; 711AH, 716-718AH, 757-776 AH,
Auction Listings where coins minted in Akhalsikh have been sold:
The earliest known coins minted in Akhalsikh begin in 698 AH (1298) under the name of Ghazan Mahmud of the Ilkhanate. Recently, at least two coins have surfaced that are attributed to Akhalsikh that were minted in the name of the Jalaryid ruler Shaykh Uways.
It is believed that the reduced coinage of Kvarkvare/Qvarqvare also came from this mint, though it lacks the mint name.
Akhalsikh is an understudied mint that was only identified in 1944 by Tamar Lomouri. Prior to this, his mint was previously misidentified as Ikhshin. Coins from this mint are considered rare.
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