Iraq-Seljuq AH501 1 dinar
The Seljuq Empire was founded in 1037 by Tighril Beg, after the Turkic group migrated south from the areas between the Caspian and Aral seas. Initially conquering groups in Persia, they eventually moved west and took control of Anatolia Turkey, to which they imported their Persian cultural influences. They at first easily repelled European Crusader forces, but successive Crusader armies took control of areas that were never recovered under Seljuq rule. Though Seljuq rule ended in Persia by 1130 AD, the Seljuqs of Rum continued to exert power in Anatolia until the Mongol invasions.
The specimen shown was lot 448 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it sold for US$230. The catalog description reads[1]:
"GREAT SELJUQ: Muhammad I, 1099-1118, AV dinar, Madinat al-Salam, AH501, VF."
Note: Madinat al-Salam is Baghdad, Iraq.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.33 g, gold.
Catalog reference: A-1683.
- 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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