Islamic coin – HCR12958

Obverse

Inscription:

لامام المستنصر بالله امير المؤمنين

Design:

sunface above lion striding to right, Arabic inscription curved above, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Reverse

Inscription:

السلطان الاعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / كيخسرو بن كيقباد

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by pointillate circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Seljūqs of Rūm

Reign

Kaykhusraw II, Ghiyåth al-Dīn

Person

al-Mustanṣir, 1226 - 1242 (ruler/authority) , Kaykhusraw II, Ghiyåth al-Dīn, 1237 - 1246 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Qūnīya (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

639 AH (=AD 1241-1242)

Note

decade of date in diwani script

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.69

Axis

Diameter (mm)

20.9

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

19/1/1956

Source

Dr H. E. Stapleton

Acquisition credit

Presented by Dr H. E. Stapleton, 1936-1959. XXX.

Translation (obverse)

the Imam al-Mustanṣir billah, Commander of Believers

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

the Sultan, Ghiyåth al-Dūnyā al-Dīn, Kaykhusraw b. Kayqubād

Secondary inscription (reverse)

ضرب بقرنية / سنة تسع / ثلستمائة

Translation (reverse)

struck (in) Sīwās in the year 639

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 234

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson