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1 Dinar - Barkiyaruq Nishapur
| Issuer | Great Seljuq |
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| Year | 1093 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic Kufic religious and titular inscription arranged in horizontal registers within a plain inner circle. The legend proclaims the Islamic profession of faith (shahada) along with the name and titles of the Abbasid caliph as suzerain. A marginal circular legend in Arabic script runs along the outer border, separated from the central inscription by a raised ring, following standard Seljuq dinar typology. The overall style is characteristic of eastern Islamic hammered gold coinage of the late 5th century AH. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line Arabic inscription in angular Kufic script arranged in horizontal registers, citing the name and titles of the Great Seljuq sultan Barkiyaruq along with acknowledgment of Abbasid suzerainty. The inscriptions are contained within a plain inner circle, with a marginal circular Arabic legend occupying the outer border. The mint name Nishapur and the date are incorporated within the legends in accordance with standard Seljuq gold dinar conventions. The flan is irregular and slightly wavy, typical of hammered production of the period. |
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Barkiyaruq's early coinage from Nishapur reflects the dynastic chaos following Malik Shah I's death in 1092. He spent most of his reign fighting his own brothers — Tutush, Muhammad Tapar, and Sanjar — in a succession war that fractured Seljuq authority across Khorasan. Nishapur, as the principal mint of the eastern empire, continued striking in his name even as control of the city changed hands more than once during the conflict.
A#1682.1 identifies this as an Album type, placing it within the documented sequence for Barkiyaruq's gold issues before his formal recognition as sultan was consolidated in 1094.