I'm trying to find out who issued this Islamic coin, which I believe to be a AE/billon dirham from the Sultanate of Rûm, but could also be Armenian (probably not), Mongolian or later. I'm not even sure if it is a dirham, to be honest; I'm at a loss at the moment. Can anyone identify it for me?
Цитата: "Cuthwellis"Hello,
I'm trying to find out who issued this Islamic coin, which I believe to be a AE/billon dirham from the Sultanate of Rûm, but could also be Armenian (probably not), Mongolian or later. I'm not even sure if it is a dirham, to be honest; I'm at a loss at the moment. Can anyone identify it for me?
diameter: 23mm
thickness: 0.7mm
weight: 2.18g
definitely not Armenian or the Horde in the strictest sense. The sultanate of Rum is a possibility.
Okay, I think it's a Rûm coin after all, but not an AE dirham (I think I got it confused with the Altuqid pieces) but simply a fals. Then I suppose this could either be Kaykhusraw I or (more likely) Kayqubad...I can't find references online save a few, but apparently in that case the horseman is the dragon-slaying St. George! I didn't expect Islamic coins to depict a Christian saint, but maybe it's just a stylistic imitation?
