Rare Seljuk Dirhem

CNG 85, Lot: 1321. Estimate $500. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC, Seljuks. Rum. Rukn al-Din Qilich Arslan IV. First sole reign, AH 646-647 / AD 1248-1249. AR Dirhem (23mm, 2.77 g, 2h). Siwas mint. Dated AH 646 (1248/9). Archer on horseback right; pellet to right; star below; all within angled polylobe; name and titles of Rukn al-Din Qilich Arslan IV in outer margin / Name and titles of Abbasid caliph al-Must’asim in three lines within angled polylobe; mint formula and AH date in outer margins. CMM 1843; Album 1226. VF, small scuff on obverse below horse’s head, reverse strucklk with rusty die, slightly clipped. Rare.