toman

 [tuh-mahn]  

to·man

   [tuh-mahn]
noun
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
Origin:
1560–70; < Persian tōmān, tūmān < Turkic tümen ten thousand
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toman (təˈmɑːn)
 
—n
a gold coin formerly issued in Persia
 
[C16: from Persian, of Mongolian origin]

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