View source for Iran-Seljuqs No Date (AH490-1) 1 dinar

[[Image: IRN-SJQ_1097-1098-ND_1dinar_Sanjar_SA-lot449-A1684.2-18May2013-NS.jpg|550px|thumb|Courtesy Steve Album]]
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 449 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description reads<sup>[1]</sup>: <blockquote>"GREAT SELJUQ: Sanjar, 1097-1098, pale AV dinar, Marw, AH5xx, citing the Seljuq ruler Muhammad as overlord, spear & sword flanking the reverse field, VF, R."</blockquote>
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.33 g, debased gold.

''Catalog reference:'' A-1684.2.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* Album, Stephen. ''Checklist of Islamic Coins.''  Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
* <sup>[1]</sup>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. 

''Link to:''
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* [[Iran-Seljuqs AH486 1 dinar A-1682.1|AH486 1 dinar A-1682.1]]
* [[Iran-Seljuqs No Date (AH512-552) 1 dinar|(AH512-552) 1 dinar]]
* return to coins of [[Iran]]

[[Category:Coinage of the Great Seljuqs]][[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 16]]