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1 Fals - Malikshah II. bin Qilij Arslan
| Issuer | Sivas and Aksaray, Cities of |
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| Year | 1196-1198 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line Arabic inscription arranged in two or three horizontal registers, executed in a bold Naskhi script. The legend references the ruler's titles and name. The inscription is surrounded by a border of raised pellets or dots forming a partial circular frame around the periphery of the flan. The flat, open field and strong, clear lettering are consistent with Seljuk fals coinage of the Anatolian principalities of the late 12th century. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Malikshah II ruled the Sultanate of Rum for barely two years before being deposed and blinded by his brother Kaykhusraw I in 1198 — a dynastic brutality entirely routine among the Seljuk princes of Anatolia. That this fals was struck jointly at Sivas and Aksaray reflects the fractured administrative reality of the sultanate during his short reign, with power bases distributed across multiple Anatolian cities rather than consolidated under a single dominant mint.