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Dirham - Nasir al-Din Mahmud
614 (1217) year| Copper | 13 g | 31 mm |
| Issuer | Artuqids of Hisn Kayfa and Amid (Artuqid dynasty) |
|---|---|
| Bey | Nāṣir al-Dīn Maḥmūd (1201-1222) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 614 (1217) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | Dirham (1) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 13 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#324291 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Legend in five lines.
Script: Arabic (kufic)
Translation: al-Sulṭān al-Ghālib ʿIzz al-Dunyā wa al-Dīn Kaykāʾūs ibn Kaykhusraw ibn Qilij Arslān
Edge
Rough
Comment
"1823.1 AE dirham, double-headed eagle with wings spread, plain circle reverse
S [Scarce]
Two varieties, one struck at al-Hisn in 610 (SS15, citing the Ayyubid Abu Bakr as overlord), the other at Amid in 614 (SS16, citing the Rum Seljuq Kayka’us I as overlord). Both have dates in numerals, the earliest occurrences of a numeral date on properly Islamic coins. … "
This type is the latter, namely SS16.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it was issued during the reign of Nasir al-Din Mahmud, who was the ruler of the Artuqid dynasty, a Turkmen dynasty that ruled parts of Anatolia and Syria in the 12th and 13th centuries. The coin features an inscription in Arabic that includes the name of the ruler and the date of issue, which is 614 AH (1217 AD). This coin is made of copper and weighs 13 grams, which was a common weight for coins of this time period.