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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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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Enthroned effigy of King George III seated cross-legged in frontal pose, holding a falcon in his raised left hand while his right hand rests upon his hip. The figure is depicted wearing a crown, rendered in a flat, stylised medieval Georgian artistic tradition. Inscriptions in both Mkhedruli and Asomtavruli scripts appear in the coin field, incorporating a date expressed according to the Georgian paschal calendar cycle. |
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| Obverse lettering | გი ႵႰႩ ႲႯႣ (Translation: GI ( first two letters of the name GIORGI)) |
| 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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