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AR Dirham - Anonymous Bagrat V?
| Issuer | Georgia, Kingdom of (1010-1490) |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the Sunni kalima (shahada) inscribed within a square frame, with pseudo-Arabic or degenerate Arabic lettering forming the border legends around the square. The shahada inscription itself is distorted and non-standard, reflecting local Georgian imitation of Islamic coin types. The overall layout follows the format of Ilkhanid and post-Mongol Islamic dirhams, adapted for Georgian circulation. |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a bird in profile, rendered in a simplified folk or heraldic style, holding a worm in its beak. The bird is enclosed within two concentric circles, with the intervening annular zone filled by a series of lines that may be degenerate or ornamental pseudo-lettering rather than a legible legend. A cross is positioned above the bird, asserting the Georgian Christian identity of the issuing authority within an otherwise Islamicised coin format. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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