Western Provinces Dirham - Kayka'us II, 658

AR Dirham from Western Provinces. Issued in 658. Struck in Silver. Measures 22 mm and weighs 2.8 g.

Obverse

Inside a circle, the seal of the Sultan surrounded by the name of the workshop followed by the date; around, a greeting. (Al-Izzat lillah:"Glory to Allah.")

Reverse

Inside a beaded circle, the titulature of the Sultan written in four lines and separated in two by an arabesque. (Al-Sultan Al-A'zimAz al-dunya wa I-din AbuAl-Fath Kayka'us ibnKay Khusru:"The Sultan, the greatest,The most powerful of this world and the hereafter, the fatherFrom Faith, Kay Kwus [II], son ofKay Khusrû. ")