Islamic coin – HCR12991

Obverse

Inscription:

ضرب بساروس / السلطان الاغظم / ركن الدنيا و الدين / قلج ارسلان بن كيخسرو / برهان امير المؤمنين

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by plain circle

Reverse

Inscription:

ذا القعد(ة) سنة / الامام المستعصم / بالله امير المؤمنين / خمس و خمسين و ستمائة

Design:

Arabic inscription in field with arabesque and two flowers between third and fourth lines, all enclosed by plain and beaded circles

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Seljūqs of Rūm

Reign

Qilij Arslān IV

Person

al-Musta‘ṣim, 1242 - 1258 (ruler/authority) , Qilij Arslān IV, 1248 - 1265 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Sīwās (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

655 AH (=AD 1257)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.47

Axis

Diameter (mm)

20.6

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

8/10/1958

Source

Gerhard Hirsch Munich (Sale 18-20 Sept), Lot: 1973

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1958.

Translation (obverse)

struck in Sārūs, the Supreme Sultan, Strength of the world and the religion, Qilij Arslan b. Kaykhusraw b. Ruhan, the representative of the Commander of the Believers

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

Dhū al-Qa‘da, the Imam al-Musta‘ṣim bilah, Commander of the Believers, (in the) year 655

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 262

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson, cgallacher