Between ca. 1240–1243 a series of remarkable dirhams were struck in Kaykhusraw’s name depicting a lion and sun. Generally, Islamic traditions forbid representations of living things so it is very unusual to find such iconography on Islamic coins. Several explanations of the lion and sun have been offered to suggest that the images represent the constellation Leo, the astrological sign of Kaykhusraw’s beloved Georgian wife Tamar or that the lion represents Kaykhusraw and the sun Tamar. 

In general, coins minted in Siwas have a square text container on the reverse, whereas coins minted in Konya have no such box.

COIN GROUPING -is firstly by the presence/absence of additional legend between outer legend and the sun, and then by the sun ray type (See types)

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• Sun rays type (b)
• Konya mint
• Obv: Small portion of text to left of sun, 3 "s3" stars, and 1 clockwise star.
• Central symbol on reverse, possibly accompanied by a pellet.
• Weight: 2.79 gm
• My ref: RP-959

• Sun-rays type (c)
• Konya mint, 639 AH
• Obverse stars: none
• Additional legend between outer legend and sun.
• Reverse symbols - small fleur, small and medium sized stars.  Some pellets.
• 21 mm, 2.82 gm
• Broome 243 Bv type
• Refnum: RP-978

• Sun-rays type (d)
• Konya mint, AH 640 (1242 AD)
• Obverse stars: 0/L/2, of "s6" type
• Additional legend between outer legend and sun.
• Reverse symbols - one ? in centre
• 22 mm 3.0 gm
• Broom: obv: 245 Av(iii), rev: 245 Cv(ii)b
• Izmirlier: 409
• Refnum: RP-957

• Sun-rays type (d/e)
• Konya mint, AH 640
• Two "s6" stars below lion.
• Legend fragments either side of the sun.
• Mark to left of sun is a part of the caliph's title "amir al-muminin" (commander of the faithful).
• The obverse marginal legend ends with "amir a-" (امير ا), followed in left field with "-l mu-" (لمو) and in right field, "-minin" (منين).
• Central symbol on reverse.
• 21.6 mm, 2.93 gm.
• Refnum: RP-921 (same dies as #957 above).

• Sun-rays type (e)
• Konya mint, AH 639 (1241 AD)
• Obverse stars: 1/L/1, of smallish size
• Additional legend between outer legend and sun.
• Reverse symbols - one sixfoil and one small "s6" star.
• Broome: 245 Cv(ii)b sim.
• Refnum: RP-931

• Sun-rays type (b)
• Konya mint
• Obverse stars: 1/L/2
• 21.8 mm, 2.97 gm
• Broome - similar to No. 245 Dv(i)b, (BM 216).
• Similar to Varol # 31.
• Refnum: RP-920

• Sun-rays type (d).
• Konya mint
• Obverse stars: 1/L/2 - one "s6" above lion, 2 "s8" stars below.
• Obv: No inner text.
• 23 mm, 3.0 gm
• Broome - similar to 243 Gv(i)f
• Izmirlier 404 var.
• Refnum: RP-955

• Sun-rays type (e)
• Konya mint
• Obverse stars: 0/L/2, of type "s6".
• Minor additional legend or a symbol between outer legend and sun.
• No central symbol on reverse.
• Broome obv: 245 Bv(i)
• Broome rev: ???
• Izmirlier 408
• Refnum: RP-956