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Danishmendids, Shams al-Din Isma'il (AH 559-567 / AD 1164-1172) Æ Dirhem. No mint or date. Name and titles in in three lines within dotted border / Male figure seated facing on an arch-shaped throne within dotted circle, wearing helmet; continuations of titles in outer margins. Album 1247; Whelan pl. 17, 12. 11.59g, 30mm, 5h.
Near Very Fine; pierced. Very Rare.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
The Danishmendids were a turkoman local dynasty whose origins are obscure and steeped in legendary flavour. They established a rule in central and Eastern Anatolia centred originally around Sivas, Tokat, and Niksar, following the demise of Byzantine power in Asia Minor after the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.
Near Very Fine; pierced. Very Rare.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
The Danishmendids were a turkoman local dynasty whose origins are obscure and steeped in legendary flavour. They established a rule in central and Eastern Anatolia centred originally around Sivas, Tokat, and Niksar, following the demise of Byzantine power in Asia Minor after the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.