Iran-Seljuqs AH478 1 dinar
The House of Seljuq was a Sunni Muslim dynasty that began in Persia when the Seljuqs migrated southward from the areas around the Caspian and Aral Seas and conquered the Ghaznavid Empire. The Seljuq Dynasty was firmly established in Persia (which included parts of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan) by the first Great Seljuq ruler Tughril after the successful siege of Isfahan in 1050-1051 AD. Lesser Seljuq leaders, besides the Great Seljuqs, were recognized in several Persian provinces such as Hamadan and Kerman, and also in Syria. The Seljuq Dynasty was replaced by the Khwarazmian Dynasty in 1157 AD, though the Seljuqs of Rum (Anatolia) continued until the 14th century.
The specimen shown was lot 452 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it sold for US$460. The catalog description reads[1]:
"SELJUQ OF KIRMAN: Turanshah I, 1085-1097, AV dinar, Bardasir, AH478, citing the Great Seljuq Mu'izz al-Din (=Malikshah I) below obverse, fancy floral symbol left & right of both obverse & reverse fields, VF, R."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.12 g, gold.
Catalog reference: A-1700.
- Album, Stephen. Checklist of Islamic Coins. Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
- [1]Album, Stephen. Stephen Album Rare Coins - Auction 16. Santa Rosa, 2013. Stephen Album Rare Coins.
- Mitchiner, Michael. Oriental Coins and their Values - The World of Islam. London, 2000. Hawkins Publications.
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