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1 Fals - Sulayman II
| Issuer | Seljuks of Rum |
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| Year | 1186-1199 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a multi-line Arabic inscription arranged in four horizontal lines, giving the sultan's titles and the mint name. The legend is enclosed within a decorative inner border of interlaced or foliate design at the top, surrounded by a dotted outer border. The script is angular Kufic-influenced Naskh, typical of Anatolian Seljuk fals coinage of the late 12th century. |
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Sulayman II spent much of his reign in near-constant military motion — campaigns against the Saltukids, the Danishmendids, and Armenians of Cilicia, plus an ultimately fatal eastern push against the Eldiguzids of Azerbaijan, where he died in battle at Akhlatshah in 1196. Coins struck under his name were produced across a sultanate rarely at peace, which partly explains the wide variation in fabric and execution seen across surviving fals of this type.
The A#1205.1 classification places this within Album's broader Seljuk of Rum sequence — a notoriously difficult series to attribute precisely given inconsistent mint operation during the period.