Irregular AE - Demetrius I Type 3

€144,042.00
IssuerGeorgia, Kingdom of (1010-1490)
Year1136-1152
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionCopper
Weight6.4 g
Dimensions23 mm
Thickness3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
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Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionAsomtavruli letter Ⴃ (the first letter of the King Demetre`s name) in the centre, Arabic legend over, below, to the right and to the left of it. All in the double circle, surrounding by ornaments
Obverse scriptArabic, Georgian (Asomtavruli)
Obverse letteringملك الملوك المسيح Ⴃ حسام دیمطرى
(Translation: King of kings Sword of `D` Messiah Demetre)
Reverse description5 lines, crossing each other and composing 5-pointed star in the center. between points Arabic legend, in outer segments illegible Arabic legend which is almost always off coin planchet.
Reverse scriptArabic, Arabic (kufic)
Reverse letteringالمقتفي / لامر/ الله / امير/ المومنين
(Translation: Al-Muqtafi Liamr Allah, ruler of the faithful)
EdgeIrregularly hammered
Mint
MintageND (1136-1152)  - -
Catalog ID9443762660
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