Seljuk Sultanate of Rum. Three brothers: Kaykaus II, Qilij Arslan IV and Kayqubad II (joint reign). Dirham (No reserve price)

Seljuk Sultanate of Rum.
Three brothers: Kaykaus II, Qilij Arslan IV and Kayqubad II (joint reign).
Dirham (Silver, 20.6 mm, 2.4 g).

Obv: لا اله الا الله / محمد رسول الله / الامام المستعصم بالله / امير المؤمنين ("There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God, the Imam al-Musta'sim bi'llah, Commander of the Faithful"). Date in the lower lines.
Rev: Titles and names of the three sultans, Kaykaus, Qilij Arslan and Kayqubad, sons of Kaykhusraw, in Arabic in five lines (variously arranged). Mint in the lower lines. Dotted border.

Reference: Album, A Checklist of Islamic Coins, type 1227.

After the death of Kaykhusraw II in 1246, the Seljuq sultanate of Rum was already a Mongol tributary. In 1249 the vizier Shams al-Din Isfahani placed his three sons, Kaykaus II, Qilij Arslan IV and Kayqubad II, on the throne together, hoping to preserve Seljuq sovereignty, and coins were struck in all three names. Kayqubad II died around 1254 on a journey to the Mongol court, and in 1257 Kaykaus II, defeated by the Mongols, fled to the Empire of Nicaea.

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