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1 Dinar - Tughril III
| Issuer | Hamadan Sultanate |
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| Year | 1177-1194 |
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| Value | 1 Dinar |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line Arabic religious or dynastic legend in bold script, disposed across the flan in horizontal registers. The inscription, characteristic of Seljuq-period gold coinage, includes what appear to be elements of the kalima or ruler's titulature, with the deeply struck characters showing the robust hammered style typical of Iranian dinars of the period. The irregular flan edges, with characteristic cracking and fissures, are a notable feature of the striking technique. |
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Tughril III was the last Seljuk sultan of Iraq, ruling a domain that had shrunk to little more than Hamadan and its surroundings by the time these dinars were struck. His reign ended in 1194 when he was defeated and executed by the Khwarazmian Shah Tekish at the Battle of Rey — effectively extinguishing the Iraqi Seljuk line entirely. Coins from the later years of his issue are considerably scarcer, as the political collapse disrupted minting.
The pale gold composition reflects the degraded bullion standards that had crept into Seljuk coinage across the twelfth century.