Seljuqs of Rum, Sultan Ghiyath al-Din Kaykhusraw I, 634-643 AH [=1192-1200], dirham
Also known as: Seldsjoeken van Rum, sultan Ghiyas ed-din Kai-Khusru I, 634-643 AH [=1192-1200], dirhem
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1192 - 1200
Silver coin. Obverse: lion walking to the right, above which a sun [=zodiac sign of the sultan's wife]. Legend in Arabic characters. Reverse: within a square, inscription in Arabic characters, in Kufic script, in four lines.
Around the square, inscription in Arabic characters. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3770; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.2 cm x weight 2.81 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.2 cm x weight 2.81 g
Design
- Obverse
- lion walking to the right, above which a sun [=zodiac sign of the sultan's wife]. Legend in Arabic characters.
- Reverse
- within a square, inscription in Arabic characters, in Kufic script, in four lines. Around the square, inscription in Arabic characters.
Identification
- Original title
- Seldsjoeken van Rum, sultan Ghiyas ed-din Kai-Khusru I, 634-643 AH [=1192-1200], dirhem
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-3770
- Museum classification
- coin
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Catalogue references
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