Lion passant to right, above a sun in radiance, star to the left and right of sun. Inscribed in Arabic, in Kufic above.
Obverse script
Arabic (kufic)
Obverse lettering
ﺍﻻﻣﺎﻡ
ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻨﺼﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ ﺍﻣﻴﺮﺍﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨﻴﻦ (Translation: the Imam al-Mustansir, Commander of the Faithful)
Reverse description
Three lines Arabic Naskhi lettering . Circular Arabic inscription for the mint and date around margin.
Reverse script
Arabic
Reverse lettering
ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺍﻻﻋﻈﻢ ﻏﻴﺎﺙ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ
ﻛﻴﺨﺴﺮﻭ ﺑﻦ ﻛﻴﻘﺒﺎﺩ
ﺿﺮﺏ ﺑﻘﻮﻧﻴﺔ ﻓﻰ ﺳﻨﺔ ﺍﻩﺍﺭﺑﻌﻴﻦ ﻭﺳﺘﻤﺎﺋﺔ (Translation: The Great Sultan, Ghiyath al-Dunya wa-l-Din Kay Khusraw bin Kay Qubadh Struck in Konya (Quniya) in the year 641)