expat Posted June 30, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted June 30, 2023 So far it has been tentatively described as a Fals, probably from Eastern Turkey around 14h century. Can someone fill out some more missing details, Many thanks 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLTcoins Posted June 30, 2023 · Member Share Posted June 30, 2023 Seljuqs of Rum, Kaykhusraw II b. Kayqubad. 1236-1245, AE fals. Album 1220. It's hard to read through the crust but I'm 90% confident. This is the same sultan, btw, who struck the famous 'lion & sun' dirhams. 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted June 30, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 14 minutes ago, DLTcoins said: Seljuqs of Rum, Kaykhusraw II b. Kayqubad. 1236-1245, AE fals. Album 1220. It's hard to read through the crust but I'm 90% confident. This is the same sultan, btw, who struck the famous 'lion & sun' dirhams. Thanks, it was a gift, I have no other coins of this type and absolutely no knowledge of them. Looking forward to reading up on the subject. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLTcoins Posted June 30, 2023 · Member Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) The image on the left is the Kalima: "there is no god but / Allah; Muhammad / is the apostle of Allah" لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله The other side names the sultan: "the sultan the very great / Kaykhusraw / bin Kayqubad" السلطان الاعظم كيخسرو بن كيقباد Edited June 30, 2023 by DLTcoins 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted June 30, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 minute ago, DLTcoins said: The other side names the sultan: "the sultan the very great / Kaykhusraw / bin Kayqubad" الساطان الاعظم كيخسرو بن كتقباد It's quite easy to identify the sultan's name on arabic coins, because they very often say something like (الساطان (الاعظم, (the great) sultan. So the first one to one-and-a-half lines on one side are that. But then you're left with the sultan's name. And I have no idea how to work that out unless I guess it 🤣 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted June 30, 2023 · Supporter Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 minute ago, John Conduitt said: It's quite easy to identify the sultan's name on arabic coins, because they very often say something like (الساطان (الاعظم, (the great) sultan. So the first one to one-and-a-half lines on one side are that. But then you're left with the sultan's name. And I have no idea how to work that out unless I guess it 🤣 All this info is just great. Thanks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Conduitt Posted June 30, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted June 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, expat said: All this info is just great. Thanks Other things to look for are the kalima, as on your coin, although that's easier to spot if you can see the لا (which look like loops) on either end of the first line. If you see that, it probably means that whole side has no useful information for identification. Then there's ضرب, which means 'struck in', so preceeds a mint name (and is usually in the top right corner, given Arabic reads right to left). Lastly, there are numbers, which will be the year (AH not AD). Sometimes they're really easy to see and give you identification straight away, but sometimes they're rather hidden or cryptic. Especially look for ٢ (2), ٣ (3), ٧ (7) and ٨ (8), which are less likely to be so stylised as to be unrecognisable. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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