Seljuqs. Malikshah. AV Dinar. AH 484

Seljuqs, Great Seljuq. Jalal al-Dawlah Malikshah I. AH 465-485 / AD 1072-1092. AV Dinar (gold, 3.5, 23mm). Herat mint. Struck AH 484 = AD 1091/2

Obv: Citing the ʿAbbasid caliph al-Muqtadi bi-amr Allah within circle; ‘lā ilāha illā / Allāh waḥdahū / lā sharīka lahū / al-Muqtadī bi-amr Allāh’ (‘There is no deity but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him. al-Muqtadi bi-amr Allah’ in deteriorated Arabic); The caliph’s name is repeated in the field to the left. The inner margin bears the mint and date formula, while the outer margin contains a Qurʾānic inscription. (Qurʾān 30: 4-5)

Rev: ‘Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / al-sulṭān al-muʿaẓẓam / shāhānshāh al-aʿẓam / Muʿizz al-Dunyā wa al-Dīn / Malikshāh’ (‘Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. The Great Sultan, the Supreme King of Kings, Muʿizz al-Dunya wa al-Din Malikshah’ in Arabic); traces of marginal legend.

Ref: A-1675

Note: The coin exhibits some flatness and peripheral clipping, but otherwise retains its original integrity.

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