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Regular AE - Giorgi III falcon in the right hand
| Issuer | Kingdom of Georgia |
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| Year | 1174 |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse lettering | გი ႵႰႩ ႲႯႣ (Translation: GI ( first two letters of the name GIORGI)) |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Giorgi III consolidated royal authority in Georgia through deliberate suppression of noble opposition, including the blinding and imprisonment of the pretender Demna in 1177. His coinage reflects a reign defined by centralizing ambition — the king actively worked to subordinate the great aznauri families who had fragmented power during earlier reigns. Georgian copper issues of this period circulated alongside a thriving trade economy fed by the Silk Road routes passing through Tbilisi, then one of the most cosmopolitan cities between Constantinople and Baghdad.