Irregular AE - George IV

Reverse

4-line Arabic legend in the main field in the circle, surrounding by circular Persian legend

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
الملك الملوك
جلال الدنيا و الدین
گيورگى بن تامار
حسام المسيح
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بنام خداى پاك اين سيمرا زده اند بتاریح چهار صد وسى سال

Translation:
The king of kings
Glory of the world and faith
Giorgi, son of Tamar,
Sword of Messiah
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In the name of God most pure, this coin was struck in the year 430

Edge

Irregularly hammered

Comment

Classification of Giorgi IV Lasha` irregular AE-s (D. Mikeladze. 2017)
I propose the following classification, which may be supplemented at any moment if a new coin type is identified or reported. Classification is based on some key details which compose main design of Giorgi IV Lasha` irregular AE-s. These are:
A. Circular legend of the obverse.
 A0 - Circular legend absent (error)
 A1 - Circular legend exists

B. - Central legend of the obverse:
  B1 - Standard Central legend
 B2 - Central legend misses last letter Ⴈ in the word ႧႫႰႱႨ
 B3 - Central legend is flipped horizontally (error)
C.- Central legend of the reverse:
  C1 - Standard legend
 C2 - The first word of the second line , "جلال" is the last word in the first line
 
D.Circular legend of the reverse:
 D0 - Circular legend absent (Error)
 D1 - Circular legend exists

E. - Countermarks
 E0 - coin without countermark
  E2 - c/m #2
 E3 - c/m #3
 

Example:
1)Coin, listed here.
Obverse: Circular legend exists, so it is A1. Central legend without last letter , so it is B2. Reverse: Central legend is standard, so it is C1. Circular legend exists, so it is D1. No countermarks, so it is E0.
Formula of this coin is A1B2C1D1E0

2).

Obverse: Circular legend exists, so it is A1. Central legend standard , so it is B1. Reverse: Central legend is standard, so it is C1. Circular legend exists, so it is D1. No countermarks, so it is E0.
Formula of this coin is A1B1C1D1E0

3) Double Irregular AE

Obverse: Circular legend exists, so it is A1. Central legend standard , so it is B1. Reverse: Central legend is standard, so it is C1. Circular legend exists, so it is D1. No countermarks, so it is E0. Coin is double, so we use brackets before countermark data:
Formula of this coin is (A1B1C1D1)x2E0

4)Double Irregular AE with large countermark #3(visible small part of the second planchet, so we anyway use term " double")

(A1B1C1D1)x2E3

5)
A1B1C1D1E2

Term " circular legend absent" should be applied only in cases when there is evidence that the legend was not present on the die and not in cases when the legend is absent due to the small size of the coin.
For example here circular legend is absent, and we call it C0

Here, Circular legend of both obverse and reverse are off coin,because coin is too small, and there was no enough place for circular legends, - we count that circular legends are existing,- so we use here A1C1



If any of countermarks exist more then one time, we use such formula: E1x2.

If coin is double, or triple, or quadriple we use brackets for main coin formula (without countermarks) ,for example: (A1B1C0D2)x3E1x3E3E4
In multiple pieces, we use richest formula for whole coin, because multiple coins were struck by same die. For example, - triple coin (three obverses and three reverses) , in two obverses last letter invisible, but in the third obverse last letter Ⴈ lacks,- so we use B2 for the whole coin

Interesting fact