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Dirham - Akhsitan I ibn Minuchihr
| Issuer | Shirvanshah dynasty |
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| Year | 1160-1170 |
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| Currency | Dinar (799-1607) |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Mintage | ND (1160-1170) |
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The Shirvanshah rulers of the eastern Caucasus occupied an awkward political position in the twelfth century — nominally subordinate to the Seljuk sultanate yet functionally autonomous, which their coinage reflects. Akhsitan I's issues from this decade predate his best-documented political coup: a decisive naval victory against the Rus raiders on the Caspian, an engagement remarkable enough that Nizami of Ganja commemorated it in verse.
The silver-plated fabric is worth noting critically. Whether this represents official billon policy responding to silver shortages in the Caucasian regional economy, or post-mint degradation of a once-solid flan, is a question this type has not resolved cleanly in the literature.