Dirham - Mas'ud II type VII

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.