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Help Identifying 7 Very Old Silver Dirhams

WhatisthiscoinWhatisthiscoin Posts: 16 ✭
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Hey again everybody!

So, last time I posted just one of the 8 dirhams I purchased and IVB made extremely quick and thorough work of ID'ing it. Seeing as that went so well I thought I'd post the remaining coins and see what you all could make of them.

Thanks to IVB both for the ID and the inspiration for the new photo style!

Unfortunately, I have no clear idea which side is the obverse and which the reverse in these coins - nor am I 100% on orientation. To the extent something is flipped or upside down, forgive me

Dirham 1 was already ID'd

DIRHAM 2 - 2.6g

DIRHAM 3 - 2.85g

DIRHAM 4 - 2.95g

DIRHAM 5 - 2.3g

DIRHAM 6 - 2.35g

DIRHAM 7 - 2.8g

DIRHAM 8 - 2.2g

Thank you for your help!

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  • IVBIVB Posts: 248 ✭✭✭

    DIRHAM 4
    Seljuq of Rum, Ghiyas ad-Din Mas'ud II b. Kayka'us (682-695 AH), Dirham
    Obverse: Inside a beaded hexalobe inscribed in a circle, the sultan's seal (al-'Azmat lillah — "The Greatness of God"). Around, the name of the workshop followed by the date.
    Reverse: Al-Sultan Al-A'zim / Ghayath al-dunyā wa I-dîn / Abu'l-Fath Mas'ud / ibn Kayka'us — "The Sultan, the greatest, / The helpers of this world and the hereafter, / The father of the Faith, Mas'ud / Son of Kay-kawus"

    I can’t read the date and the mint, maybe other forum members can help.

    https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=56776

  • IVBIVB Posts: 248 ✭✭✭

    DIRHAM 2
    Seljuq of Rum, Ghiyas ad-Din Kaykhusraw III b. Qilij Arslan, (664-682 AH), Dirham
    Obverse: Inside a beaded hexalobe inscribed in a circle, the sultan's seal (al-Malik Allah — "The sovereignty of God"). Around, the name of the workshop followed by the date.
    Reverse: Al-Sultan Al-A'zim / Ghayath al-dunyā wa I-dîn / Abu'l-Fath Kay Khusraw / ibn Kilij Arslan — "The Sultan, the greatest, / The helpers of this world and the hereafter, / The father of the Faith, Kay Khusraw, / Son of Kilij Arslan"

    https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=199942

  • IVBIVB Posts: 248 ✭✭✭
    edited July 15, 2020 4:55AM

    DIRHAM 8
    Ilkhans, Ghazan Mahmud (694-703 AH), Dirham. This type was struck at local Western Anatolian mints.
    Obverse: In the square: la ilah illa / allah muhammed / resul allah.
    Reverse: Khan-i a'zam qazan / sultan mahmud / khallada allah sultanahu / duribe ...

    https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=181945

  • IVBIVB Posts: 248 ✭✭✭
    edited July 15, 2020 5:19AM

    DIRHAM 7
    Seljuq of Rum, Ghiyas ad-Din Mas'ud II b. Kayka'us (682-695 AH), Dirham
    (can't find this type on Zeno)

    DIRHAM 6
    Seljuq of Rum, Ghiyas ad-Din Mas'ud II b. Kayka'us (682-695 AH), Dirham
    https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=118309

    DIRHAM 5
    Seljuq of Rum, Ghiyas ad-Din Mas'ud II b. Kayka'us (682-695 AH), Dirham
    (can't find this type on Zeno) close to №3, you should swap pictures of obverse and reverse.

    DIRHAM 3
    Seljuq of Rum, Ghiyas ad-Din Mas'ud II b. Kayka'us (682-695 AH), Dirham
    https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=130261

  • WhatisthiscoinWhatisthiscoin Posts: 16 ✭

    IVB, you are a machine. That was incredibly fast.

    I think I'll create a zeno.ru account and post some of these on there for further elaboration.

    Thank you!

  • IVBIVB Posts: 248 ✭✭✭
    edited July 15, 2020 7:58AM

    Thank you @Whatisthiscoin. Some of your coins have data about the minting place and year of issue. I hope that you will be helped on Zeno to more accurately determine this data. You have a nice collection of Anatolian coins!
    And for me this is a good opportunity to explore Islamic coinage, that I really like.

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