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Seljuk of Rum - Kaykhusraw II Dinar of Konya 1240 A.D.

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Kaykhusraw II Dinar (dirham) - minted in Konya - Anatolia AH 639 - 641 (1240 - 1243 A.D.). Sun in the House of Leo design.
Ghiyath al-Din Kaykhusraw II (Persian) Kaykhusraw bin Kayqub) was the sultan of the Seljuqs of Rum 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 Kose Dag in 1243 AD. He was the last of the Seljuq sultans to wield any significant power and died a vassal of the Mongols.
Between 638 and 641 A.H. (ca. 1240-1243) a series of remarkable silver dirhams were struck in Kaykhusraws name at Sivas and Konya depicting a lion and sun. While coins with images are not unknown in Islamic lands, particularly in the centuries following the Crusades, some Islamic traditions forbid representations of living things.
Several explanations of the lion and sun have been offered. One suggests that the images represent the constellation Leo, the astrological sign of Kaykhusraw's beloved Georgian wife Tamar. Another says that the lion represents Kaykhusraw and the sun Tamar.
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June 23, 2020 2:25pm

Very interesting coin,I was not aware of this series. Thanks for sharing
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June 23, 2020 9:25pm

Thanks, the lion & sun design element was prominent on the coins of IRAN too, even dipping (just barely) into the Islamic Republic in 1979. Here's an offer ... you can now get Steve Album's "Checklist of Islamic Coins" for free. I've seen it sell for up to $40. I don't know how long this is good for... see bottom right of page from this [ link ]
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