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Regular AE - George III falcon in the left hand
| Issuer | Georgia, Kingdom of (1010-1490) |
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| Year | 1174 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | Three-line Arabic legend contained within a dotted circular border, occupying the central field of the flan. The inscription identifies the ruler by his royal titles and lineage in the Islamic chancellery tradition customary for Georgian coinage of this period. The lettering is boldly struck in a Naskh-influenced script, with the legend reading across the full width of the inner circle. |
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| Reverse lettering | هلك الملوك كيوركي بين ديمطري حسام المسيح (Translation: King of kings Giorgi, son of Demetre Sword of Messiah) |
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This issue falls within the reign of George III of Georgia, who ruled from 1156 to 1184 — a period sandwiched between the consolidation achieved under David the Builder and the extraordinary reign of his granddaughter Tamar. Georgian copper coinage of this period circulated alongside silver and occasionally gold issues but served the everyday market economy of a kingdom that was, by the mid-twelfth century, the dominant military and commercial power in the South Caucasus. The falcon attribute carried specific dynastic weight at the Georgian court, where falconry signaled royal authority in a deeply codified visual language.