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1 Dirham - Fakhr al-Din Bahramshah
| Issuer | Mengüjekids of Erzincan |
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| Year | 1162-1225 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central bearded facing bust of the ruler in low relief, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The bust is rendered in a schematic Artuqid-influenced style typical of Anatolian Islamic coinage of the 12th–13th centuries. An Arabic legend surrounds the central motif in the outer field, running along the coin's irregular flan. The overall design reflects the Seljuk-influenced artistic conventions of the Mengüjekid dynasty. |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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The Mengüjekids were among the earliest Anatolian beyliks to emerge following the Seljuk fragmentation, holding Erzincan and surrounding territories as a semi-autonomous dynasty nominally subordinate to the Great Seljuks and later the Sultanate of Rum. Bahramshah's long reign — stretching across more than six decades — coincided with the consolidation of Artukid and Saltukid rivals to his east and west, making his copper coinage a record of political survival as much as economic function.
Copper dirhams of this type circulated in a regional economy where silver was scarce and hoarded. The A#1892.3 reference places this piece within a well-documented but sparsely represented series.