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1 Dinar - Qara Arslan Qawrud Bardasir
| Issuer | Kerman Sultanate |
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| Year | 1059 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a multi-line Arabic religious and titular legend arranged in horizontal lines within a plain inner circle. The inscription includes the Shahada and honorific titles of the ruler. The surrounding marginal legend, written in Kufic-influenced Arabic script, runs continuously within a beaded or rope border encircling the entire field. The flan is irregular, typical of hammered gold coinage of the period, with some weakness at the edges. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line Arabic inscription in several horizontal registers, including the name and titles of the Seljuk ruler Qara Arslan Qawrud along with honorific epithets such as Qutlugh al-Muluk. A marginal legend in Arabic script runs within the outer border, separated from the central field by a circular line. The overall style is consistent with mid-11th century Islamic hammered gold coinage, with angular Kufic letterforms and moderate relief. |
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The Kerman Sultanate was a branch of the Seljuk dynasty established by Qawurd — also written Qara Arslan Qawrud — a brother of Alp Arslan who received the Kerman region as his appanage around 1048. He ruled there with considerable autonomy, and this dinar dates from roughly a decade into that tenure, before the prolonged succession conflicts that would eventually destabilize the line. Bardasir, the mint city, was the principal urban center of the region, known today as Kerman.
Album's A#1697.1 distinction points to a specific die or mint attribution variant within a tightly grouped series.