Rûm Sultanate Dirham - Kaykhusraw II, 642 – 643

AR Dirham from Rûm Sultanate. Issued from 642 to 643. Struck in Silver. Measures 23 mm and weighs 2.97 g.

Obverse

Within a beaded square inscribed in a beaded circle, the bismillah followed by the Kalima and the title of the Abbasid caliph Al-Musta'sim; around it, divided into four segments, the date written in full. (Bismillah Ar-rahman ar-raheem:"In the name of God, the Merciful, the compassionate."la ilaha illa AllahMohammed rasul Allah:"There are no gods but Allah,Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. ")

Reverse

Inside a pearled square inscribed in a pearled circle, the title of the sultan; around, divided into four segments, the name of the workshop. (Al-Sultan Al-A'zimzill Allah fi'l-alemAz al-dunya wa I-dinKay Khusraw ibn Kay QubadhQasam Amir al-Muminin:"The Sultan, the greatest,The shadow of God on Earth,The most powerful of this world and of the hereafter,Kay Khusraw [II], son of Kay Qubadh [Ier],By oath, commander of the believers. ")