Islamic coin – HCR13025

Obverse

Inscription:

السلطان الاعظم / غياث الدنيا و الدين / ابو الفتح مسعود / بن كيكاوس

Design:

Arabic inscription in field

Reverse

Inscription:

العظمة لله

Design:

Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by hexalobe and plain circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin, all enclosed by beaded circle

Information

Period

Islamic

Dynasty

Seljūqs of Rūm

Reign

Mas‘ūd II, Ghiyāth al-Dīn (first reign)

Person

Mas‘ūd II, Ghiyāth al-Dīn (first reign), 1284 - 1296 (ruler/authority)

Mint

Bāyburt (Islamic) (stated mint)

Denomination

Dirham

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

690 AH (=AD 1291)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.83

Axis

Diameter (mm)

24.5

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition collection reference

M. Thorburn

Acquisition date

1966

Source

M. Thorburn

Source of funds

Committee for Advanced Studies Fund

Acquisition credit

Purchased with the assistance of the Committee for Advanced Studies Fund, 1966.

Translation (obverse)

the Supreme Sultan, Ghiyåth al-Dūnyā al-Dīn, father of victory, Mas‘ūd b. Kaykā’ūs

Script (obverse)

Arabic

Translation (reverse)

the Greatness of God

Secondary inscription (reverse)

ضرب بمعدن بايبرت في ربيع الاول سنة تسعين و ستمائة

Translation (reverse)

struck in Ma'dan Bāyburt in Rabī' al-Awwal (in) 690

Script (reverse)

Arabic

Reference

SICA 7 : 299

This specimen

Yes

Contributors to this coin record

TJonson