Islamic coin – HCR12960

Obverse

Inscription:

لامام المستنصر بالله امير المؤ / منين

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

Sīwās (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

640 AH (=AD 1242-1243)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.76

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.3

Acquisition method

loan

Acquisition collection reference

104

Source

Bodleian Library

Translation (obverse)

the Imam al-Mustanṣir billāh, Commander of the Believers

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

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

Secondary inscription (reverse)

ضرب بقونية في / سنة ابعا / ستمائة

Translation (reverse)

struck (in) Sīwās in the year 640

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 237

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson