Abstract:

The Ilkhanids (Iran Mongols) ruled in the Middle East (Iran) and Greek-Anatolia between the years of 654-744 M. (1256-1344). The First Khasn and the founder of the Ilkhanete dynasty was Hülagu Khan. During the collapse of the Ilkhans, a number of competitör Khans, sirdas and veziers started to interfere in the state affairs and because of the enmity and envy, they beared each other, they presented a real danger to the country. The last competitor Khans was Anusirwan (1343-1356).                                                 İn this study, Abu Sa'id Bahadır Khan's (1316-1335) Coins examples which were recorded in the inventöry registers of Konya Ethnography Museum, ere investigated. The coins cut from the silver mine constitutes the soul of the finance in the ilkhanid state. Thecoins were minted under the control of the state. The golden coins were not used in trade, but they were more particulary used in some ceremonies.                        The enthronement of Ghazan Mahmud (1295-1304) was in H.693. He become a    H.694. After the khutbah read out in his name and coming to the throne, he minted an average coin under 'Casunus' name. It is known that these kind of coins were particularly well-recieved by the Byzantine Stade.                             During the Arghun (1284-1291) and Gaykhatu (1291-1295) periods, because of the crises and disordes the withrawal gold coin was reapperance with the reforms of Ghazan Mahmud. It is known that 'dinar, dirhem, miskat, tenke, baliş, tümen' were used in the  calculations. Of silver and gold coins. During the Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan period, the gold coins were completely in disorder.                         Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, was a khan  who minded most gold coins among the  Ilkhanids Khans. The last Khan of the Ilkhanids was Anushirwan (1343-1356), but İt's not known  that who ruled by which date.  However,because he has a minted coin dated H.754, some of historians shows this date as the colapsing date of the Ilkhanids.                              Writings remained at the forefront of the Ilkhanids coin composition. Beside these, compositions, the geometrical ornament were used. The pearl row were also used great numbers of the coins composition. Coins were minted in many cities such as Mosul, Tabriz, Berda, Medinet-Gence, Amasia, Baghdad, Erzincan, Konya.             Coins reflect the beliefs of a stade. Many Of the elements seen in the coins are parallel to the elements seen in the other art branches. The central Asia. shamanizm. Islam, Late Antique and Byzantine influences ware seen in these coins compositions but these coins emerge their own unique features by internalizing them.

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