Seljuk Kaykhusraw I AE Fals First Reign 1196AD Byzantine Konya
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Description
Sultanate of Rum, 470-708 A.H. (1077-1308 A.D.)
Kaykhusraw I, Sultan, 588-592 A.H. (1192-1196 A.D.) first reign.
Obverse: Half-length facing bust of a Byzantine emperor, wearing loros, holding labarum with right hand, raising left hand. Cuboid shape upper right.
Reverse: Arabic legend "al-sulṭān / al-muʿaẓẓam / Kaykhusraw ibn / Qilij Arslān (‘The Great Sultan Kaykhusraw son of Qilij Arslān).
Coin: AE Fals, Mint: Konya
Diameter: 21.5 mm Weight: 2.96 g Die axis: 220°
Reference: Album 1203
Very Rare, Grade: Fine
The obverse may depict Theodore Mangaphas who proclaimed himself emperor and took refuge in Konya, with Seljuk support.
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