Dirham - Kayqubād I citing Calif Al-Nasir Konya mint

Dirham - Kayqubād I citing Calif Al-Nasir (Konya mint) - obverseDirham - Kayqubād I citing Calif Al-Nasir (Konya mint) - reverse

© Giorgi Tsikarishvili

Features

Issuer Rûm Sultanate
Sultan Kayqubad I (1220-1237)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 616-622 (1219-1225)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value AR Dirham (0.7)
Currency Dinar (1016-1308)
Composition Silver
Weight 3 g
Diameter 24 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
171432

Obverse

Arabic inscription in three lines, circular Arabic inscription

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
Al-Muminin
Al -Imam Al Nasir
Li-din Allah Amir
Sana taman, `Ashra va sitmia

Translation:
Imam al-Nasir
year eight, ten and six hundred

Reverse

Arabic inscription in three lines, circular Arabic inscription

Lettering:
Ala-al dunya va addin
Abu Al-fatih Qaiqubad
bin Qaihusru
-----
from 9:00 Zarb Haza Ad-dirham biquniya

Translation:
Ruler of the earth
Qaiqubad bin Qaihusru
-----
Struck this Dirham in Konya

Mint

Madinat Quniyah, modern-day Konya, Turkey

Comments

Kayqubad I or Alā ad-Dīn Kayqubād bin Kaykāvūs was the Seljuq Sultan of Rûm who reigned from 1220 to 1237. He expanded the borders of the sultanate at the expense of his neighbors, particularly the Mengujek Beylik and the Ayyubids, and established a Seljuq presence on the Mediterranean with his acquisition of the port of Kalon Oros, later renamed Ala'iyya in his honor. The sultan, sometimes styled "Kayqubad the Great", is remembered today for his rich architectural legacy and the brilliant court culture that flourished under his reign.
Kayqubad's reign represented the apogee of Seljuq power and influence in Anatolia, and Kayqubad himself was considered the most illustrious prince of the dynasty. In the period following the mid-13th century Mongol invasion, inhabitants of Anatolia frequently looked back on his reign as a golden age, while the new rulers of the Anatolian beyliks sought to justify their own authority through pedigrees traced to him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayqubad_I

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
616 (1219) 
617 (1220) 
618 (1221) 
619 (1222) 
620 (1223) 
620 (1223) 
621 (1224) 
622 (1225) 

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