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Tyrants of the Tigris & euphrates
283
Seljuqs of Iraq and Western Iran
Gold Dinar (2.99g), No Date
Mas’ud, Seljuq Sultan, AH 529-547/AD 1134-1152
A 1691. Very Fine.
Mint missing, citing the ‘Abbasid caliph al-Rashid. Ruler cited as
al-sultan al-mu’azzam Ghiyath
al-Dunya wa al-Din
and
Abu’l Fath Mas’ud bin Muhammad. Sanjar (al-sultan al-a’zam Mu’izz al-Din
Abu’l-Harith)
cited as overlord.
284
Seljuqs of Iraq and Western Iran
Gold Dinar (1.48g), AH 533
Mu’izz al-Din Muhammad, Seljuq Sultan, fl. AD 1138-1139
Jafar S.MS.553B (same dies); A 1691H. Very Fine.
Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad) mint, citing the ‘Abbasid caliph al-Muqtafi and the Great Seljuq Sanjar
as overlord. Similar to coins of Mas’ud issued at Madinat al-Salam in the same year but with the name
Muhammad relpacing Mas’ud. There is no mention of a ‘Muhammad’ in the chronicles who might have
replaced Mas’ud. It is possible that he was the late Mahmud’s son who may have been briefly recognized
by the caliph al-Muqtafi for unknown political reasons. Extremely rare.