Publication Date
6-647/ 8-1249
Publication Place
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British Museum
Subject
silver.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
القطر: 2.2 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
1853.4-6.100
Record ID
object;ISL;uk;Mus01;20;ar
Library Location
British Museum
Date
6-647/ 8-1249
Notes
A silver coin, a dirham, weighing 2.74 g, minted in Sivas in Türkiye in the name of Kilij Arslan IV (ca. 646-54/1248-57). On the first side was written the name of the ruler, the Grand Sultan, the pillar of the world and religion, Kilij Arslan bin Kaykhusraw Qasim, the Commander of the Faithful. This inscription surrounds an archer on horseback, similar to the Mongol version of Khan Ulush Beg the Great (642-3 / 1244-45). The Seljuks paid an annual tribute to their nominal Mongolian kings. On the other side of the coin was written the name of Caliph Al-Mu'tasim, the last Abbasid caliph in Baghdad. This coin is considered an exceptional example of Islamic coinage because pictorial decoration on coins was rare in the Islamic world.
Sample Text
Emily Shovelton “Coin (Dirham)” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;uk;Mus01;20;ar
