QARA-KHITAY IN BALKH: Muhammad b. Masud, ca. 1191-1194, AE dirham (5.02g), Tirmidh, AH[5]88, A-3480M, with the titles shams al-dunya wal-din abul-muzaffar, citing the caliph al-Nasir, bold date, mint name weak, but certain, unpublished, minimal weakness, VF, RRR. No coins of Muhammad b. Masud are listed by Kochnev, none are on Zeno, and none are on CoinArchives. This and the following lot are the only examples thus far reported.
