Catalog
Æ - David VI Dmanis mint, Type3, Without Qoronikon
| Issuer | Kingdom of Georgia |
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| Year | 1245 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is entirely occupied by a multi-line Arabic inscription arranged in four or five horizontal lines across the coin's surface, without any central figural device. The legend records the mint city of Dmanis along with a pious invocation and the Hijri date 642 (corresponding to 1245 CE). The script is rendered in a bold, somewhat compressed Naskh style consistent with Georgian-issued copper coinage of the Mongol suzerainty period. A dotted border partially frames the inscription around the coin's circumference. The irregular flan results in portions of the legend being weakly struck or partially off-flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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David VI Narin ("the Young") issued copper coinage from Dmanisi during a period when the Georgian kingdom was fracturing under Mongol pressure — his reign was effectively a rump state in the southwestern highlands, contested against his co-king David VII. The Dmanisi mint's output from this period is irregular in both weight and fabric, reflecting disrupted supply chains rather than deliberate policy.
The absence of the Qoronikon dating system on Type 3 pieces distinguishes them from earlier issues and likely reflects administrative simplification under occupation-era conditions.