Islamic coin – HCR12978

Obverse

Inscription:

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

Design:

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

Reverse

Inscription:

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

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by pointillate circle, 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

Qūnīya (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

646 AH (=AD 1248-1249)

Note

unit of date in diwani script

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.46

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.2

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

1966

Source

M. Thorburn

Source of funds

St John's College Funds

Acquisition credit

Presented by A. C. Kay, 1935.

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 / بقر / نية

Translation (obverse)

this dirham struck in Qūnīya

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

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

Secondary inscription (reverse)

سنة / اوار / بعين و / ستماذة

Translation (reverse)

(in) the year 646

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 248

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson