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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4615539, member: 96898"]Well, this one is a little unfair since it was struck for three co-rulers and a caliph – but I'm pretty sure it's the longest legend I have in my collection. I count about 190 characters:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1143204[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Seljuq Sultanate of Rum, under Kayka'us II, Qilij Arslan IV, Kayqubad II ("the three brothers"), citing caliph al-Musta'sim, AR dirham, 1249–1250 AD (647 AH), Siwas mint. Obv: kalima and citation of caliph "la ilah illa allah / muhammad rasul allah al-imam / al-musta'sim billah amir al-mu / 'minin;" afterwards mint and date formula for Siwas 647 AH. Rev: names and titles of the three brothers: "al-salatin al-a'azim / 'izz al-dunya wa ud-din kay kawus / wa rukn al-dunya wa ud-din qilij arslan / wa ’ala al-dunya wa ud-din kayqubad / ibn kay khusraw barahin amir al-mu’minin." 23mm, 3,02g. Ref: Album 1227.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>The coin also has some pretty impressive and colorful titles. The reverse translates into: “The rulers and supreme ones: the glory of the world and the faith Kayka’us, and the pillar of the world and of the faith Qilij Arslan, and the exalted of the world and the faith Kayqubad ibn Kaykhusraw, supporters of the commander of the faithful.”[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4615539, member: 96898"]Well, this one is a little unfair since it was struck for three co-rulers and a caliph – but I'm pretty sure it's the longest legend I have in my collection. I count about 190 characters: [ATTACH=full]1143204[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Seljuq Sultanate of Rum, under Kayka'us II, Qilij Arslan IV, Kayqubad II ("the three brothers"), citing caliph al-Musta'sim, AR dirham, 1249–1250 AD (647 AH), Siwas mint. Obv: kalima and citation of caliph "la ilah illa allah / muhammad rasul allah al-imam / al-musta'sim billah amir al-mu / 'minin;" afterwards mint and date formula for Siwas 647 AH. Rev: names and titles of the three brothers: "al-salatin al-a'azim / 'izz al-dunya wa ud-din kay kawus / wa rukn al-dunya wa ud-din qilij arslan / wa ’ala al-dunya wa ud-din kayqubad / ibn kay khusraw barahin amir al-mu’minin." 23mm, 3,02g. Ref: Album 1227.[/SIZE] The coin also has some pretty impressive and colorful titles. The reverse translates into: “The rulers and supreme ones: the glory of the world and the faith Kayka’us, and the pillar of the world and of the faith Qilij Arslan, and the exalted of the world and the faith Kayqubad ibn Kaykhusraw, supporters of the commander of the faithful.”[/QUOTE]
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