Irregular AE - Demetrius I Type 4

€144,120.00
IssuerGeorgia, Kingdom of (1010-1490)
Year1136-1152
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionCopper
Weight4.7 g
Dimensions19.5 mm
Thickness2.7 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
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Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionAsomtavruli letter Ⴃ (the first letter of the King Demetre`s name) in the centre, surrounding by ornaments, forming 8-pointed large star. Arabic legend below (and probably, over) letter Ⴃ
Obverse scriptArabic, Georgian (Asomtavruli)
Obverse letteringႣ .....الملوك.....
(Translation: D .... of kings...)
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
Reverse letteringالمقتفي / لامر/ الله / امير/ المومنين
(Translation: Al-Muqtafi Liamr Allah, ruler of the faithful)
EdgeIrregularly hammered
Mint
MintageND (1136-1152)  - -
Catalog ID8531881490
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