Upon opening my latest order (Claudius II Tetradrachm), I was stunned to discover 2 extra tetradrachms and this coin in the package. I contacted the dealer to ask if he had mixed up my order with someone else's. He said no, they are a gift for a good repeat customer. Incredible generosity (and of course guaranteeing my future custom). Anyway, onto the coin, a first of its type for my collection. Needs a long soak in distilled water to loosen the crusty deposits from it's long sleep underground. Islamic AE Fals 21mm, 4.06g Seljuqs of Rum, Kaykhusraw II b. Kayqubad. 1236-1245, Album 1220 Left image, the Kalima reads; "there is no god but / Allah; Muhammad / is the apostle of Allah" Right image reads; "the sultan the very great / Kaykhusraw / bin Kayqubad" Ghiyath al-Din Kaykhusraw ibn Kayqubād or Kaykhusraw II was the sultan of the Seljuqs of Rûm from 1237 until his death in 1246. He ruled at the time of the Babai uprising and the Mongol invasion of Anatolia. He led the Seljuq army with its Christian allies at the Battle of Köse Dağ in 1243
Awesome! You have to love a dealer like that. Here's a silver dirham of Kaykhusraw II that I owned. Sadly, the TPG I sent it to (PCGS, I think it was) did not consider it an eligible type for certification, for some weird reason.
