Kay Qubâdh I - The Bronze Coins

Kay Qubâdh I text
 

 

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  • Kayqubad I bronze coin.
  • Citing caliph al Mustansir"
  • Caliph al-Mustansir Billah reigned as the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 623 to 640 AH.
  • Kayqubad ruled 616-634, so this coin must date from 623 to 634, so, say, apx 628 +/- 5 AH.
  • Weight: 2.76 gm, diameter:21 mm
  • Refnum: RP-809
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  • Kayqubad I bronze coin.
  • Obv: Date 617 or 619 AH is legible in left image margin but digit written ambiguously (تسع/سبع).
  • The caliph is al-Nasir (left image field).
  • Sivas mint - almost visible at very top right image.
  • Weight: 3.29 gm, diameter:23.5mm
  • Broome type 178
  • Refnum: RP-811
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