Ensemble de quatre dinars d’or des Grands Seljouks

Iran and Iraq, between 1043 and 1106 - 434H.(=1043AD), minted in Nishapur, during the reign of Tughril Beg (r. 1038-1063). - 459H. (=1066AD), struck at Bamm, during the reign of Qawurd (r. 1048-1073), quoting the formal name of Qara Arslan Beg, Seljuq of Kirman. - 471H.(=1078AD), struck at Nishapur, during the reign of Malik Shah I (r.1072-1092), citing the Abbasid caliph of Baghdad Al-Muqtadi. By marrying Malik Shah's daughter, he became the son-in-law of the Seljuk sultan who hoped to unite the Abbasid and Seljuk lineages. - 499H.(=1106AD), struck in Amul, during the reign of Muhammad b. MalikShâh (r.1105-1118), at the end of the fratricidal wars with Barkiyaruq (r.1092-1105). A set of four gold dinars from the Great Saljuq Rulers of Iran and Iraq, dated between 434 and 499AH, mint Nishapur, Bamm and Amul. Seljuq gold coins (dinars) usually have one or two circular legends surrounding the main field. They are inscribed with a variant of the profession of faith (shahada), the names and titles of the Abbasid caliph and the great Seljuq sultan, the name of the workshop, the year and Qur'anic verses. The dinars were not minted according to a standard, which meant that they had to be weighed rather than counted.