Islamic coin – HCR12976

Obverse

Inscription:

السلطان الاعظم / ظل الله في العالم / عز الدنيا و الدين / كيكاوس بن كيخسرو

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and pointillate circles, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments (with top segment star, flower, star)

Reverse

Inscription:

لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / الامام المستنصر / بالله امير المؤمنين

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain and pointillate circles, Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments (with top segment star, flower, star)

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

645 AH (=AD 1247-1248)

Note

century and decade of date in diwani script

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.78

Axis

Diameter (mm)

22.1

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

23/3/1967

Source

N. M. Lowick

Translation (obverse)

the Supreme Sultan, God remains in the world, over the world and the religion, Kaykā’ūs b. Kaykhusraw

Secondary inscription (obverse)

ضرب هذا / الدرهم / بسيواس

Translation (obverse)

this dirham struck (in) Sīwās

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

there is no god but God, Muḥammad is the messenger of God, the Imam al-Mustanṣir billah, Commander of Believers

Secondary inscription (reverse)

سنة / خمس ا / بو ار

Translation (reverse)

(in the) year 645

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 247

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson