Post Mongol Iran 6 Dirham.

Definitely different dies, there are various other small differences as well, just look at the legend around the rim.
No reason to worry in my opinion, just a different die cutter at work - those little xxs as you call them are purely ornamental, they are not part of the inscription.

Wow. Thats a cool coin. Medieval its a pleasure having you aboard you bring a variety of skills, knowledge and experience to the discussion.

Great quote that. Something to 'borrow' at the right moment.

Thanks for your good wishes Medieval. If I find a definitive answer (when?) I will mention it here.

I have no problem with the topic being switched from my coin to something a little more philosophical. I have to relieve you of my participation for the night now though...it is late here in Wales.

No doubt that quote has a specific context as well as a stand alone philosophical point to make, but unfortunately I haven't read Faust, so I am not aware of it. As a stand alone quote, it is the type that provokes all sorts of different thoughts depending on personal perspective....a bit like any work of art. For me it makes me think of the blindness which can plague even the most knowledgeable when the world is viewed via a rigid or partial lense. Knowledge doesn't guarantee awareness, nor is it even strictly necessary and in the 'real world' clear awareness trumps knowledge and is a far rarer commodity. I think Goethe was 'aware' of the direction of society towards one which was overflowing with knowledge yet starved of wisdom. But I make no claim to knowing all that he intended with that statement...I just offer the awareness it triggered at this moment in time.

On that note...I must say goodnight to you all.

Very nice and well centered coin.
But also a clear indication of the deterioration of the monetary standard.
To show a little more of it, here two coins of mine:




AR Dirhem (~2.4g) of Arghun ibn Abaga (AH683-AH690) struck in Asfarain

At that time the Dirhem was as said ~2.4g, next in time comes your 6 Dirhem from AH714 with just under 2g per Dirhem, then comes a significant drop within a few decades to:



AR Double Dirhem (~1.6g) Jahan Timur ibn Alafrang ibn Gaykhatu (AH739-AH741)

Which makes it ~0.8g per Dirhem and finally your second with ~0.6g per Dirhem.

The substantial drop can probably explained by the fact that the last two of those were minted in the 'Period of Rival Khans', ie when they were in warfare with each other.

The Arabic/Persian writing with thin lines lends itself to quite long inscriptions on smaller coins, you find the same on other coins from the Persian region of the following reigns of the Timurids and Sefavids. Yours is nicely centered, most of my smaller coins of the region are as the above example not so nicely struck.