Golden Horde Silver Dirhams on the Area of the Ural Steppe Cover Image

Серебряные дирхемы Золотой Орды в степном Приуралье
Golden Horde Silver Dirhams on the Area of the Ural Steppe

Author(s): Irina V. Matyushko, Lyudmila A. Kraeva, Lidiya V. Kuptsova
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 13th to 14th Centuries
Published by: Издательский дом Stratum, Университет «Высшая антропологическая школа»
Keywords: Ural Steppe; Golden Horde; burials of nomads; silver dirhams; Saray; Khwarezm
Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the introduction of a new finding: a silver dirham of the Golden Horde period from the burial near Cheben’ki village, Orenburg Oblast. The coin is dated to 739—740 AH (1338—1340) and is attributed to the reign of Uzbek Khan. The finding is compared to the existing analogies and is considered among other materials prepared for the mapping of dirhams found in burials located in the Cis-Ural steppes. The finds of coins in burials of this region confirm its close contacts with the Lower Volga area and Central Asia in the Golden Horde period.