Islamic coin – HCR12975

Obverse

Inscription:

السلطان الاعظم / عز الدنيا و الدين / ابو الفتح كيكاوس / بن كيخسرو

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and pointillate circles, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Reverse

Inscription:

الامام المستنصر / بالله / امير المؤمنين

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and pointillate circles, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Seljūqs of Rūm

Reign

Kaykā’ūs II

Person

al-Mustanṣir, 1226 - 1242 (ruler/authority) , Kaykā’ūs II, 1237 - 1246 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Sīwās (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

644 AH (=AD 1246-1247)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.9

Axis

Diameter (mm)

22.8

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

8/2/1962

Source

Munzed und Medaillen, Basel

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1962.

Translation (obverse)

the Supreme Sultan, over the world and the religion, father of conquest, Kaykā’ūs b. Kaykhusraw

Secondary inscription (obverse)

ضرب / هذا / الدرهم / بسيوهس

Translation (obverse)

this dirham struck (in) Sīwās

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

the Imam al-Mustanṣir billāh, Commander of the Believers

Secondary inscription (reverse)

سنة / اربعة / و اربعين و ستمائة

Translation (reverse)

(in) the year 644

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 246

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson, cgallacher