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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 2631086, member: 74799&quot;]Here is a Seljuq coin that I purchased somewhat recently:</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Seljuqs of Rum: Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw II bin Kay Qubadh (1237-1246 CE) AR Dirham, Konya, AH 641 (Album 1218; Broome 166; Izmirlier 403) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Lion passant to right above a sun in radiance, ✶ to the left and to the right of sun, two Ƨ below lion; Inscribed in Arabic, in kufic above - ﺍﻻﻣﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻨﺼﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ ﺍﻣﻴﺮﺍﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨﻴﻦ (<i>the Imam al-Mustansir, Commander of the Faithful</i>)</p><p>Rev: Inscribed in Arabic, in naskhi - ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺍﻻﻋﻈﻢ ﻏﻴﺎﺙ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ ﻛﻴﺨﺴﺮﻭ ﺑﻦ ﻛﻴﻘﺒﺎﺩ (<i>The Great Sultan, Ghiyath al-Dunya wa-l-Din Kay Khusraw Kay Qubadh</i>); mint/date formula around margin - ﺿﺮﺏ ﺑﻘﻮﻧﻴﺔ ﻓﻰ ﺳﻨﺔ ﺍﻩﺍﺭﺑﻌﻴﻦ ﻭﺳﺘﻤﺎﺋﺔ (<i>Struck in Konya (Quniya) in the year 641</i>)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Album-1218%281%29.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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