ISLAMIC/Seljuq of Rum; Kaykhushru II (غياث الدين كيخسرو بن كيقباد) CE 1236-1245

AR Dirham; 22 mm, 2.93 g, 12h, Sivas mint, AH 639/CE 1241-1242

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O: الامام المستنصربالله اميرالمؤمنين
al-Imam al-Mustansir billah Amir al-Mu’minin, sun face, lion and stars

“the Imam al-Mustansir billah, Commander of the Faithful” Mustansir ruled from CE 1226-1242.

R: السلطان \ الاعظم \ كيخشرو \ بن كيقبد
 in field as-Sultan/al-a’zam/Kaykhushraw/bin Kayqubad

“The Greatest Sultan Kaykhushraw b. Kayqubad”
ضرب هذا الدرهم \ سوس في \ سنة تسع \ وثلثين و ستمائة

Around outside of square duriba hadha’d-dirham/ Siwas fi/sana tis’a/wa-thalathin wa-sittamia’a

“This dirham was struck at Sivas in the year 639”

For information on the Sun & Lion depiction please refer to the following web page:

http://mehmeteti.150m.com/thamara/index.htm

accessed from http://kids.britannica.com/eb/art-677/Rum-Seljuq-sultanate 18 Feb 2015