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Dirham - Mas'ud II type VII
| Issuer | Rûm Sultanate |
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| Year | 1284-1296 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears the honorific titles and name of Sultan Mas'ud II arranged in multiple lines across the field, with the full royal titulature in Arabic script. The legend identifies the ruler as the supreme sovereign, exalting both worldly and spiritual authority, and names him as the son of Kay-Kawus II. The field inscription fills the flan in a format consistent with Seljuk of Rum dirham coinage of the late 13th century. |
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Mas'ud II's reign was defined by fragmentation — the Rum Sultanate had become effectively a client state of the Ilkhanate following the Mongol victory at Köse Dağ in 1243, and by Mas'ud's time the sultans of Konya held little autonomous authority. Type VII represents a late phase of his coinage, struck during a period when Ilkhanid supervisors exercised direct influence over Anatolian mint operations, and the silver content of Rum dirhams had deteriorated significantly from earlier Seljuk standards.