Chinese Turkestan (Xinjiang) in the name the Dzungar rulers Tsewang Arabtan (AD 1697-1727) and Kardan Chirin (1727-1745), AE Pul (2), Yarkand mint, very fine, scarce These coins not only circulated in Yarkand, but many of them were transported as tribute to the valley of Ili were they were used as currency. The German expert in Tibetan coins, the late Karl Gabrisch, thought that some of these coins may have found their way to Tibet during the Dzungar invasion of Tibet between 1717 and 1720, perhaps to pay the soldiers of the invading army. Therefore he included some coins of this type in his collection of Tibetan coins. The drop shaped coin has the inscription Tsewang in Mongolian script on obv. and zarb Yarkand in Persian script on rev. The round piece has the same inscription and appears to be a rare variety, since the known pieces in the name of this ruler are nearly all drop or tear shaped. (See also: Wang Yongsheng: "Research of the Dzungar Pul Coins". Zhongguo Qianbi ("China Numismatics", Beijing 1990.1, p. 18-22 and Dong Qingxuan, Jiang Qixiang et. al. Xinjiang Numismatics. Xinjiang Art and Photo Press, Educational and Cultural Press Hong Kong, 1991, p. 50-51.). The database of oriental coins zeno.ru attributes the two coins to Kardan Chirin and asserts that the inscription is not Mongolian, but Arabic. (see: http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=1669 & 2499-2502 ).
